New research into medieval women from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period demonstrates their energy, defiance and wit.
The phenomenon of medieval women’s middle age is a stage in the lifecycle that has been frequently overlooked in preference for the examination of female youth and old age. The essays collected here, ranging from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period, and drawing variously from literary studies, history, law, art and theology, address this lacuna. Taking a variety of critical approaches, the contributors consider medieval definitions, paradigms andexperiences of female middle age, analysing how the middle-aged woman perceived herself subjectively, as well as how she was perceived by others. They seek to challenge the received wisdom that in the middle ages, at forty, womenwere deemed ‘old’ and, from that point onwards, their thoughts should be focused on preparing for death. On the contrary, this collection demonstrates their energy, defiance and wit.
Sue Niebrzydowski is Lecturer in English, Bangor University, Wales.
Contributors: Jane Geddes, Clare A. Lees, Carol M. Meale, Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker, Sue Niebrzydowski, Raluca L. Radulescu, Sara Elin Roberts, Corinne Saunders, Diane Watt.
The phenomenon of medieval women’s middle age is a stage in the lifecycle that has been frequently overlooked in preference for the examination of female youth and old age. The essays collected here, ranging from the Anglo-Saxon to the late medieval period, and drawing variously from literary studies, history, law, art and theology, address this lacuna. Taking a variety of critical approaches, the contributors consider medieval definitions, paradigms andexperiences of female middle age, analysing how the middle-aged woman perceived herself subjectively, as well as how she was perceived by others. They seek to challenge the received wisdom that in the middle ages, at forty, womenwere deemed ‘old’ and, from that point onwards, their thoughts should be focused on preparing for death. On the contrary, this collection demonstrates their energy, defiance and wit.
Sue Niebrzydowski is Lecturer in English, Bangor University, Wales.
Contributors: Jane Geddes, Clare A. Lees, Carol M. Meale, Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker, Sue Niebrzydowski, Raluca L. Radulescu, Sara Elin Roberts, Corinne Saunders, Diane Watt.
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表中的内容
Introduction: ‘Becoming bene-straw’: The Middle-aged Woman in the Middle Ages – Sue NiebrzydowskiThe Age of Discretion: Women at Forty and Beyond – Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker
Seeking the Middle-Aged Woman in Medieval Wales – Sara Elin Roberts
Middle Age in Romance? Magic, Enchantment and Female Power – Corinne Saunders
Age and Desire in the Old English
Life of Mary of Egypt: A Queerer Time and Place? – Diane Watt
Age and Desire in the Old English
Life of Mary of Egypt: A Queerer Time and Place? – Clare Lees
The St Albans Psalter: Sex, Desire and the Middle-aged Woman – Jane Geddes
Speaking Volumes: the Middle Aged Woman and the Book in Medieval England – Carol Meale
‘Late hir seye what sche wyl’: Older Women’s Speech and the
Book of Margery Kempe – Sue Niebrzydowski
Preparing for Mature Years: the Case of Margaret of Anjou and her Books – Raluca Radulescu
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关于作者
Sue Niebrzydowski is Professor in Medieval Literature at Bangor University. She has published widely in the areas of medieval women’s writing and gender and devotion.购买此电子书可免费获赠一本！
语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● 网页 168 ● ISBN 9781846157936 ● 文件大小 18.6 MB ● 编辑 Sue Niebrzydowski ● 出版者 Boydell & Brewer ● 市 Woodbridge ● 国家 GB ● 发布时间 2011 ● 下载 24 个月 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 8283561 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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