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'Women Writers of the Middle Ages compels us to re-examine our fundamental assumptions about medieval literature; it forces us to reconsider what constitutes good or even great literature and on what tenets literary canonization operates.' English Language Studies
'This must be one of the best books on women's writing. Mr Dronke is like the Chaucer who took such pains, in his Legend of Good Women, to write in the service of women, literature, elegance and wit.' The Times Literary Supplement
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This book is the first to give a detailed picture of the contributions made by women writers to western literature from the third century to the thirteenth. Many of the texts Peter Dronke presents and interprets have hitherto remained unknown, or virtually inaccessible; some have never been edited or translated before. The emphasis throughout is on personal testimonies, and on texts that have notable literary or intellectual interest. Thus the book affords many new insights into medieval literature, not only into the writings of renowned women such as Hrotsvitha or Heloise, but also into those of a number of neglected writers who are exceptional in their gifts and individuality. Already highly influential, Women Writers of the Middle Ages continues to be essential reading for specialists and students alike in medieval literature, medieval intellectual history, and women's studies.
'Women Writers of the Middle Ages compels us to re-examine our fundamental assumptions about medieval literature; it forces us to reconsider what constitutes good or even great literature and on what tenets literary canonization operates.' English Language Studies
'This must be one of the best books on women's writing. Mr Dronke is like the Chaucer who took such pains, in his Legend of Good Women, to write in the service of women, literature, elegance and wit.' The Times Literary Supplement
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This book is the first to give a detailed picture of the contributions made by women writers to western literature from the third century to the thirteenth. Many of the texts Peter Dronke presents and interprets have hitherto remained unknown, or virtually inaccessible; some have never been edited or translated before. The emphasis throughout is on personal testimonies, and on texts that have notable literary or intellectual interest. Thus the book affords many new insights into medieval literature, not only into the writings of renowned women such as Hrotsvitha or Heloise, but also into those of a number of neglected writers who are exceptional in their gifts and individuality. Already highly influential, Women Writers of the Middle Ages continues to be essential reading for specialists and students alike in medieval literature, medieval intellectual history, and women's studies.
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In Carthage, early in A.D. 203, Vibia Perpetua, a woman about twenty-two years old, was arrested, tried and imprisoned; on 7 March she was put to death. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dixit quod non, divinorum operum, quod sic, double cycle, rhymed prose, personal poetry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Church, Marguerite Porete, Holy Spirit, Old Testament, Song of Songs, Pierre Clergue, Lady Love, Christian God, Grazida Lizier, Monte Alionis, New Testament, Pope Eugene, Frederick Barbarossa, Jacques Fournier, Countess of Dia, Guibert of Gembloux, Mary the Niece of Abraham, Middle Ages, Prologue of John, Simone de Beauvoir, William of Conches, Benedictine Rule, Charles the Bald, Good Shepherd, Gregory of Tours New!
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In Carthage, early in A.D. 203, Vibia Perpetua, a woman about twenty-two years old, was arrested, tried and imprisoned; on 7 March she was put to death. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dixit quod non, divinorum operum, quod sic, double cycle, rhymed prose, personal poetry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Church, Marguerite Porete, Holy Spirit, Old Testament, Song of Songs, Pierre Clergue, Lady Love, Christian God, Grazida Lizier, Monte Alionis, New Testament, Pope Eugene, Frederick Barbarossa, Jacques Fournier, Countess of Dia, Guibert of Gembloux, Mary the Niece of Abraham, Middle Ages, Prologue of John, Simone de Beauvoir, William of Conches, Benedictine Rule, Charles the Bald, Good Shepherd, Gregory of Tours New!
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- The Medieval Lyric by Peter Dronke in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Monks on Marriage by Jean Leclercq in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Vita Nuova (Oxford World's Classics) by Dante Alighieri on page 159, and page 160
- The Mirror of Simple Souls (Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture, Vol. 6) by Marguerite Porete in Back Matter
- Migraine: The Facts (Oxford medical publications) by Frank Clifford Rose in Back Matter
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- Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman by Joyce Salisbury in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Body and Soul: Essays on Medieval Women and Mysticism by Elizabeth Alvilda Petroff on page 21, page 132, and Back Matter
- Spirited Women: Encountering the First Women Believers by Mary Ellen Ashcroft in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Double Agents: Women and Clerical Culture in Anglo-Saxon England (Middle Ages Series) by Clare A. Lees in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman by Joyce Salisbury in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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