Cover of Saints' lives and women's literary culture c. 1150-1300

Saints' lives and women's literary culture c. 1150-1300

This volume explores the usefulness of the virgin ideal for widows, wives, and women in religion, and presents a book-length study of women writers in England in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 314 pages

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