Women and medieval literary culture: from the early middle ages to the fifteenth century

Focusing on England but covering a wide range of European and global traditions and influences, this authoritative volume examines the central role of medieval women in the production and circulation of books and considers their representation in medieval literary texts, as authors, readers and subj...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Saunders, Corinne 1963- (HerausgeberIn), Watt, Diane 1965- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869485
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869485
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108869485
Zusammenfassung:Focusing on England but covering a wide range of European and global traditions and influences, this authoritative volume examines the central role of medieval women in the production and circulation of books and considers their representation in medieval literary texts, as authors, readers and subjects, assessing how these change over time. Engaging with Latin, French, German, Welsh and Gaelic literary culture, it places British writing in wider European contexts while also considering more distant influences such as Arabic. Essays span topics including book production and authorship; reception; linguistic, literary, and cultural contexts and influences; women's education and spheres of knowledge; women as writers, scribes and translators; women as patrons, readers and book owners; and women as subjects. Reflecting recent trends in scholarship, the volume spans the early Middle Ages through to the eve of the Reformation and emphasises the multilingual, multicultural and international contexts of women's literary culture
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Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 487 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108869485
DOI:10.1017/9781108869485