Description: An invaluable reassessment of what we think we know about the daily lives of women in medieval Europe. Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife charts the lives and times of four medieval women writers—Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress; Christine de Pizan, a widow and court writer; and Margery Kempe, a no-good wife—who all bucked convention and forged their own paths. Largely forgotten by modern readers, these women have an astonishing amount to teach us about love, marriage, motherhood, friendship, and earning a living. Reading the words of these four writers, Hetta Howes engagingly reveals how everyday women lived, survived, and thrived in medieval times. Who did they marry and why? Did they ever have extramarital affairs? Could they earn money and become self-sufficient? Could they be leaders? What did they think about death—and what about life and their place in it? Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife paints a vibrant portrait of these women, their world, and the ways they speak to us today.
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Book Title: Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife : the Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Topic: Women, Modern / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.9 in
Genre: History
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Hetta Howes
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
