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Reading families : women's literate practice in late medieval England /

"Rebecca Krug argues that in the later Middle Ages, people defined themselves in terms of family relationships but increasingly saw their social circumstances as being connected to the written word. Complex family dynamics and social configurations motivated women to engage in text-based activi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krug, Rebecca
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : from law to practice : women, resistance, and writing
  • Husbands and sons : Margaret Paston's letter-writing
  • Margaret Beaufort's literate practice : service and self-inscription
  • Children of God : women Lollards at Norwich
  • Reading at Syon Abbey
  • Conclusion : medieval women authors?