Medieval Women

Klappentext Throughout her career as a medieval historian, Eileen Power was engaged on a book about women in the Middle Ages, but did not live to write the book. The material she researched and collected, compiled and edited here by M.M. Postan, reveals the fascinating worlds in which noble ladies, peasants, townswomen, and nuns lived, were educated, worked, and worshipped during the Middle Ages. 43 photos. Zusammenfassung The lectures of medieval historian! Eileen Power! are brought together to provide a lively narrative on special women representative of the period and give an accessible and clear snapshot of the life and work of women in medieval times from the nunnery to the town to the castle. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Eileen Power, 1889-1940 Maxine Berg; Preface; 1. Medieval ideas about women; 2. The lady; 3. The working woman in town and country; 4. The education of women; 5. Nunneries; Notes; List of illustrations; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Eileen Power
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107650152
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65015-2
• Series: Canto Classics; Canto Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book