The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing

By David John Wallace

Book Overview

Beginning with an examination of the different stages of women's lives--childhood, virginity, marriage and widowhood, this Companion addresses various aspects of medieval life that affected women's writing. These include the nature of authorship in the period, the position of women at home or in nunneries, and their relationship to religion. Additional essays cover the lives and work of such prominent women writers as Heloise, Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe and Joan of Arc. A chronology and guides to further reading add information which students and scholars will find invaluable.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052179188X
• ISBN13: 9780521791885
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"