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A Medieval Woman's Companion

Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages

By: Susan Signe Morrison

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A Medieval Woman's Companion

Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages

By: Susan Signe Morrison

What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvelous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted with detail, A Medieval Woman’s Companion offers a wealth of information about real medieval women who are now considered vital for understanding the Middle Ages in a full and nuanced way. Short biographies of 20 medieval women illustrate how they have anticipated and shaped current concerns, including access to education; creative emotional outlets such as art, theater, romantic fiction, and music; marriage and marital rights; fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, contraception and gynecology; sex trafficking and sexual violence; the balance of work and family; faith; and disability. Their legacy abides until today in attitudes to contemporary women that have their roots in the medieval period. The final chapter suggests how 20th and 21st century feminist and gender theories can be applied to and complicated by medieval women's lives and writings. Doubly marginalized due to gender and the remoteness of the time period, medieval women’s accomplishments are acknowledged and presented in a way that readers can appreciate and find inspiring. Ideal for high school and college classroom use in courses ranging from history and literature to women's and gender studies, an accompanying website with educational links, images, downloadable curriculum guide, and interactive blog will be made available at the time of publication.

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Oxbow Books

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1785700804

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Grendel’s Mother

The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife

By: Susan Signe Morrison

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Grendel’s Mother

The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife

By: Susan Signe Morrison

An amber bead. A gold and glass drinking horn. A ring engraved with Thor’s hammer – all artifacts from a Germanic tribe that carved a space for itself through brutality and violence on a windswept land . Brimhild weaves peace and conveys culture to the kingdom, until the secret of her birth threatens to tear apart the fragile political stability. This is her story – the tale of Grendel’s Mother. She is no monster as portrayed in the Old English epic, Beowulf. We learn her side of the story and that of her defamed child. We see the many passages of her life: the brine-baby who floated mysteriously to shore; the hall-queen presiding over the triumphant building of the golden hall Heorot and victim of sexual and political betrayal; the exiled mere-wife, who ekes out a marginal life by an uncanny bog as a healer and contends with the menacing Beowulf; and the seer, who prophesizes what will occur to her adopted people. We learn how the invasion by brutal men is not a fairy tale, but a disaster doomed to cycle relentlessly through human history. Only the surviving women can sing poignant laments, preserve a glittering culture, and provide hope for the future.

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John Hunt Publishing

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A Medieval Woman's Companion

Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages

By: Susan Signe Morrison

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Grendel’s Mother

The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife

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Transforming Talk

The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England

By: Susan E. Phillips

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The Problem with Gossip in Late Medieval England

By: Susan E. Phillips

In recent decades, scholars have shown an increasing interest in gossip’s social, psychological, and literary functions. The first book-length study of medieval gossip, Transforming Talk shifts the current debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influencing not only social interactions but also literary and religious practices. Known as “jangling” in Middle English, gossip was believed to corrupt parishioners, disturb the peace, and cause civil and spiritual unrest. But gossip was also a productive cultural force; it reconfigured pastoral practice, catalyzed narrative experimentation, and restructured social and familial relationships. Transforming Talk will appeal to a diverse audience, including scholars interested in late medieval culture, religion, and society; Chaucer; and women in the Middle Ages.

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250

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Penn State Press

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0271047399

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9780271047393

Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

By: Susan S. Morrison

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Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

By: Susan S. Morrison

This thought-provoking book explores medieval perceptions of pilgrimage, gender and space. It examines real life evidence for the widespread presence of women pilgrims, as well as secular and literary texts concerning pilgrimage and women pilgrims represented in the visual arts. Women pilgrims were inextricably linked with sexuality and their presence on the pilgrimage trails was viewed as tainting sacred space.

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Routledge

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1134737637

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Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

Private Piety as Public Performance

By: Susan Signe Morrison

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Private Piety as Public Performance

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Psychology Press

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0415221803

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A Medieval Woman's Companion

A Medieval Woman's Companion

Grendel’s Mother

Grendel’s Mother

A Medieval Woman's Companion

A Medieval Woman's Companion

Grendel’s Mother

Grendel’s Mother

Transforming Talk

Transforming Talk

Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

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