How To Be a Medieval Woman was like the polar opposite to last week's Little Black Classic: The Suffragettes, and it was a terrible read. Maybe if the main character was not called 'said creature' the entire time, THIS creature would have somewhat enjoyed reading it. This was what put me off right...
This version is a good text as far as clarity, though it is NOT a faithful middle-english rendition--all the thorns and eths and yoghs are gone, and modern spellings substituted in their place. Other than the lack of that particular charm, the text is good, close to original syntax, not a translatio...
A fascinating and funny look at women's lives and religion in the late Middle Ages.
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