Poet, mystic, widow, wife : the extraordinary lives of Medieval women /

"Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife charts the life and times of four medieval women-Marie de France, a poet; Julian of Norwich, a mystic and anchoress; Christine de Pizan, a widow and court writer; and Margery Kempe, a no-good wife-who all bucked convention and forged their own path. Largely forgotten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Howes, Hetta, 1990- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Marie, > de France, > active 12th century. Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343- Christine, > de Pisan, > approximately 1364-approximately 1431. Kempe, Margery, > approximately 1373- Literature, Medieval > Women authors. Women and literature > Europe > History > To 1500. Women > Europe > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500. Women > Europe > Social conditions > To 1500. Wives > Europe > History > To 1500. Widows > Europe > History > To 1500. Mysticism > Europe > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500. HISTORY / Europe / Medieval. LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.

Table of Contents:

Knocked up
Tied down
Bit on the side
Wanderlust
Hustling
Making friends . . .
. . . And influencing people
Having it all?
Death
Conclusion : Afterlife