Received Medievalisms: A Cognitive Geography of Viennese Women's Convents

by Cynthia J. Cyrus

Book Overview

This study examines the post-medieval reception of Vienna's women's monastic institutions as historical icons of the medieval past. Over time, the eight major women's convents of Vienna become linked in the popular mind with the broader mythology of "Alt-W

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230393578
• ISBN13: 9780230393578
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"