Women's Power in Late Medieval Romance

by Amy N. Vines

The cultural and social power of women in the Middle Ages is perhaps hard to trace, with evidence for it scarce. This book argues that medieval romances provide a central, but under-explored, source for and examples of such authority. By reassessing the influence exerted by female characters, in a spectrum that includes both intellectual and chivalric aid and, in some cases, patronage, it considers how they functioned as models of cultural, intellectual,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843842750
• ISBN13: 9781843842750
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"