Heroic Women from the Old Testament in Middle English Verse

by Russell A. Peck and TEAMS (Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages)

Book Overview

This volume makes accessible for students of the Middle Ages Middle English verses about heroic women from the Old Testament. Included are The Storie of Asneth, The Pistel of Swete Susan, The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter, and The Story of Judith. These poems exhibit the attitudes of Late Medieval England towards heroic women, and offer an unusually positive depiction of Judiasm. With extensive notes, glosses, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879288117
• ISBN13: 9781879288119
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.8"