A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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Page 42
... Christine's work . She agrees that chastity is important for a woman and must be safeguarded so as to protect her reputation , but she is far more concerned about the practical virtue of prudence , devoting eight chapters to the ...
... Christine's work . She agrees that chastity is important for a woman and must be safeguarded so as to protect her reputation , but she is far more concerned about the practical virtue of prudence , devoting eight chapters to the ...
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... Christine's work also provides a valuable human glimpse into the mystique of French royalty . Like Joinville , Christine deeply admired her subject and spoke from personal testimony , though as a subordinate , not a noble close to the ...
... Christine's work also provides a valuable human glimpse into the mystique of French royalty . Like Joinville , Christine deeply admired her subject and spoke from personal testimony , though as a subordinate , not a noble close to the ...
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... Christine's last literary work was inspired by Joan of Arc's great victory over the English at Orleans in July 1429. By then elderly and living in retirement in a nunnery , Christine wrote with passion of Joan's virtue and ability but ...
... Christine's last literary work was inspired by Joan of Arc's great victory over the English at Orleans in July 1429. By then elderly and living in retirement in a nunnery , Christine wrote with passion of Joan's virtue and ability but ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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