Young Medieval Women

by Lewis, Katherine J.; Menuge, Noel James; Phillips, Kim M.

• ISBN13: 9780312221300
• ISBN10: 0312221304
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This new work fills a gap in writing on medieval women. Consisting of essays that examine the notion of youth as a stage in women's lives in medieval Europe, topics include: prostitution in England; Joan of Arc; female wardship; virgin martyrs; and maidenhood as the image of the "perfect" age of a woman's life. Delving into women's studies as well as medieval and social history, this well-focused volume is currently at the forefront of medieval studies.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Contributors	ix
Introduction	xi
Maidenhood as the Perfect Age of Woman's Life	1	(24)
Kim M. Phillips
Model Girls? Virgin-Martyrs and the Training of Young Women in Late Medieval England	25	(22)
Katherine J. Lewis
Crowns and Virgins: Queenmaking During the Wars of the Roses	47	(22)
Joanna L. Chamberlayne
A Positive Representation of The Power of Young Women: The Malterer Embroidery Re-Examined	69	(34)
Kristina E. Gourlay
Rape in John Gower's Confessio Amantis And Other Related Works	103	(30)
Isabelle Mast
Joan of Arc: Gender and Authority in the Text of the Trial of Condemnation	133	(20)
Lilas G. Edwards
Female Wards and Marriage in Romance and Law: A Question of Consent	153	(19)
Noel James Menuge
Pigs And Prostitutes: Streetwalking In Comparative Perspective	172	(23)
P.J.P. Goldberg
Index	195