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 102
... wrote her works . It has been clearly demonstrated that their additions were minor editing and linguistic polishing rather than integral creation . It is striking that at a time when clerical writers were condemning physical passion ...
... wrote her works . It has been clearly demonstrated that their additions were minor editing and linguistic polishing rather than integral creation . It is striking that at a time when clerical writers were condemning physical passion ...
Page 116
... wrote Marie's life but also did a great deal to bring successive popes to an appreciation and acceptance of the new form of spirituality exemplified by the beguines . Marie was born of wealthy parents at Nivelles in Brabant in 1176 and ...
... wrote Marie's life but also did a great deal to bring successive popes to an appreciation and acceptance of the new form of spirituality exemplified by the beguines . Marie was born of wealthy parents at Nivelles in Brabant in 1176 and ...
Page 238
... wrote with passion of Joan's virtue and ability but also with pride that it was a young woman who had recovered and made safe the kingdom of France , ' something that 5,000 men could not have done ' . 32 How pleased she would have been ...
... wrote with passion of Joan's virtue and ability but also with pride that it was a young woman who had recovered and made safe the kingdom of France , ' something that 5,000 men could not have done ' . 32 How pleased she would have been ...
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