Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance (Medieval Texts and Studies, No 10)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780937191316 (0937191310)
Publish date: June 1st 1992
Publisher: Colleagues Pr
Pages no: 367
Edition language: English
In a surprisingly modern twist, nurture overcomes nature in this thirteenth-century tale of a noble girl who is raised as a man and becomes an acclaimed knight.Silence is her parents' only child; rather than be without an heir they decide to disguise the baby as a male and raise her as they would a ...