| Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Contributor(s): Cavallo, Sandra (Editor), Warner, Lyndan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0582317487 ISBN-13: 9780582317482 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 305.489 |
| LCCN: 98-52954 |
| Series: Women and Men in History |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.5" W x 8.54" (0.70 lbs) 286 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new collection of essays brings together brand new research on widowhood in medieval and early modern Europe. The volume opens with an introductory chapter by the Editors which looks generally at the conditions and constructions of widowhood in this period. This is followed by a range of essays which illuminate different dimensions of widowhood across Europe - in England, Italy, France, Germany and Spain. A particular attraction of the volume is the attention given to widowers, and the comparisons made between the male and female experience of widowhood. It is an exciting reinterpretation of the subject which will do much to undo the traditional stereotype of the widow. Contributing to the volume are: Jodi Bilinkoff, Giulia Calvi, Sandra Cavallo, Isabelle Chabot, Julia Crick, Amy Erikson, Dagmar Freist, Elizabeth Foyster, Margaret Pelling, Pamela Sharpe, Tim Stretton, Barbara Todd, and Lyndan Warner. |