Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women by Howes, Hetta

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women

An invaluable reassessment of what we think we know about the daily lives of women in medieval...
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Author: Hetta Howes
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Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women by Howes, Hetta

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women

BD$45.05

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women

BD$45.05
Author: Hetta Howes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
An invaluable reassessment of what we think we know about the daily lives of women in medieval Europe.

Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife charts the lives and times of four medieval women writers--Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress; Christine de Pizan, a widow and court writer; and Margery Kempe, a no-good wife--who all bucked convention and forged their own paths. Largely forgotten by modern readers, these women have an astonishing amount to teach us about love, marriage, motherhood, friendship, and earning a living.

Reading the words of these four writers, Hetta Howes engagingly reveals how everyday women lived, survived, and thrived in medieval times. Who did they marry and why? Did they ever have extramarital affairs? Could they earn money and become self-sufficient? Could they be leaders? What did they think about death--and what about life and their place in it? Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife paints a vibrant portrait of these women, their world, and the ways they speak to us today.

Author: Hetta Howes
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 12/10/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.98w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780520396586

About the Author
Hetta Howes is Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern Literature at City University of London. Named as a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker, she regularly contributes to broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and 4, as well as writing for publications such as Times Literary Supplement and BBC History Extra.

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