To the Glory of Her Sex: Womens Roles in the Composition of Medieval Texts

by Joan M. Ferrante

Book Overview

Looks at the roles women played in medieval literature as patrons or collaborators and as authors. The author's readings in the public and private correspondence of medieval women suggested to her that women were far more involved in affairs of the world and in the lives and work of prominent men than is normally acknowledged.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253332540
• ISBN13: 9780253332547
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 295 Pages