| Description |
xviii, 250 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Garland library of medieval literature ; v. 14. Series B
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Garland library of medieval literature ; v. 14.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
A pilgrim to the Holy Land : Egeria of Spain -- An ill-fated Gothic queen : Amalasuntha of Italy -- Early convent life : three women of Merovingian Gaul : Radegund of Poitiers, Caesaria of Arles, Baudonivia of Poitiers -- A learned woman writes a letter : anonymous -- From a literary circle in Provence : Eucheria of Marseilles -- A Carolingian mother : Dhuoda -- A convent in Saxony : Hrotswitha of Gandersheim -- A Byzantine historian of the First Crusade : Anna Comnena -- Benedictine visionaries in the Rhineland : Hildegard of Bingen, Elisabeth of Schönau -- Queen of the English people : Matilda, wife of Henry I -- The women of troubadours : The Countess of Dia, Almuc de Castelnou and Iseut de Capio, Bieris de Romans, Alaisina, Iselda, and Carenza, anonymous -- A lai of courtly romance and two fables : Marie de France -- The soul's divine marriage : Mechthild of Magdeburg -- An English anchoress : Julian of Norwich -- Poet of the court of France : Christine de Pizan. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
Literature, Medieval.
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Literature, Medieval. |
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European literature -- Women authors.
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European literature -- Women authors. |
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European literature. |
| Added Author |
Thiébaux, Marcelle.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Writings of medieval women. New York : Garland Pub., 1987 (OCoLC)571320214 |
| ISBN |
0824094174 (alkaline paper) |
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9780824094171 (alkaline paper) |
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