Reading families : women's literate practice in late medieval England / Rebecca Krug
| Author(s): | Krug, Rebecca |
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| Subjects: | English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism English literature--Women authors--History and criticism Women--Books and reading--England--History--To 1500 Women and literature--England--History--To 1500 |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2002 |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | Preface Abbreviations Introduction: From Law to Practice: Women, Resistance, and Writing 1 1. Husbands and Sons: Margaret Paston's Letter-Writing 17 2. Margaret Beaufort's Literate Practice: Service and Self-Inscription 65 3. Children of God: Women Lollards at Norwich 114 4. Reading at Syon Abbey 153 Conclusion: Medieval Women Authors? 207 Works Cited 213 Index 231 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2002004076 ISBN: 0801439248 (cloth : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index Contents: Introduction: from law to practice: women, resistance, and writing -- Husbands and sons: Margaret Paston's letter-writing -- Margaret Beaufort's literate practice: service and self-inscription -- Children of God: women Lollards at Norwich -- Reading at Syon Abbey -- Conclusion: medieval women authors? |
| Physical Description: | ix, 238 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 49332841 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0801439248 |