| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 331 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 40
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Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 40.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Widows and the literary imagination -- Subjects of counsel -- Objects of desire -- Sex in the city -- To her alone pertains the governance of all her house (Gaspar Astete) -- Master and mistress of the household -- Father and mother of their children -- A widow's work is never done -- Worthy recipients and pious donors -- Widowhood, poverty, and charity -- Family, memory, and the sacralization of urban space -- Coda. The strange case of a wicked and cruel woman. |
| Summary |
Based on clerical ideals of female comportment and Golden Age playwrights fixation on questions of honor, modern scholarship, whether historical or literary, has viewed women as subjects and objects of patriarchal control. This study analyzes tensions and contradictions produced by the interplay of patriarchal norms and the realities of widows daily lives to demonstrate that in Castile patriarchy did not exist as a monolithic force, which rigidly enforced an ideology of female incapacity. The extensive analysis of archival documents shows widows actively engaged in their families and communiti. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Widows in literature -- History.
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Widows in literature. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1599 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fink De Backer, Stephanie. Widowhood in early modern Spain. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010 9789004191396 (DLC) 2010041955 (OCoLC)670238218 |
| ISBN |
9789004191396 (electronic book) |
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9004191399 (electronic book) |
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9789004191709 (electronic book) |
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9004191704 (electronic book) |
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