Women in the Middle Ages
by:
Frances Gies (author)
Joseph Gies (author)
Correcting the omissions of traditional history, this is "a reliable survey of the real and varied roles played by women in the medieval period. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice
Correcting the omissions of traditional history, this is "a reliable survey of the real and varied roles played by women in the medieval period. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060923044 (0060923040)
Publish date: October 16th 1991
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Great look at women in the Middle Ages. The book works because of its two section. The first is a general introduction and the second takes a look at women of various classes, usually focusing on one or two women, sometimes more.Readable.
I read a lot of fantasy novels, many of which are set in a gloomy created world not unlike the European middle ages. This book was my attempt to see whether the truly dismal picture painted therein has any truth in it.The book discusses the life of women in the thousand years or so from around 600AD...
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