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Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc has long piqued the historical imagination, for it seems impossible that a peasant-maid couldhave led the French army, crowned her king, and then been burned as a …
The Woman in the Mirror
Women's role in the middle ages as mediators between the literate culture of the monastery and the largely illiterate culture of the secular courts, widely acknowledged, remains …
Medieval Mothering
First published in 1996, this study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's undertanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering …
Clothes Make the Man
In this book, the author explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman. The author examines a wide variety of religious, literary, and historical sources, …
Heloise and the Paraclete
This is a modern study of Heloise in all of her personal and historical contexts. The book looks at her achievements as abbess of the Paraclete, her fruitful collaboration with …
Becoming Male in the Middle Ages
First published in 1997. Most work in gender studies has focused on women. This volume brings together various forms of gender theory, especially feminist and queer theory, to …