Handbook for William - A Carolingian Woman's Counsel for Her Son, Trans. by Carol Neel

Intended as a guide to right conduct, this book was written by a Frankish no-blewoman in the ninth century. Dhuoda dwells on family relations, social order, the connection between religious and military responsibility, and, always, the central place of Christian devotion in a noble life.

Summary

A book of moral and religious reflections written by a Carolingian noblewoman for her teenage son. Dhuoda reveals the authority of Carolingian women in aristocratic households. She dwells on family relations, social order, and the central place of Christian devotion in a noble life.

Product details

• Authors: Dhuoda, C. Neel
• Assisted by: Carol Neel (Translation)
• Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780813209388
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-0938-8
• No. of pages: 163
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 327 g
• Series: Medieval Texts in Translation; Medieval Texts in Translation Series; Medieval Texts in Translation Series; Medieval Texts in Translation
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, HISTORY / Medieval, History - General History