Medieval Writings on Secular Women

By Various

'Woman who is equal to the moon in the flower of youth
Is equal to a little old ape after the onset of old age'

This remarkable collection brings together a host of writings from across different regions and cultures of the Middle Ages from the ninth to the fifteenth century. They are arranged to follow the life stages of a Medieval woman living a secular existence from infancy and girlhood through marriage and motherhood to widowhood and old age. Some women are famous or captured in exceptional circumstances many more are anonymous: an abandoned baby in Italy or an epitaph for the female leader of a Synagogue speaking across the ages.

This selection contains an introduction discussing the Medieval woman's status separate introductions to each chapter notes and a bibliography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141439912
• ISBN13: 9780141439914
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher