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    Stories of Women in the Middle Ages
    Stories of Women in the Middle Ages
    Stories of Women in the Middle Ages
    Audiobook6 hours

    Stories of Women in the Middle Ages

    Written by Maria Teresa Brolis and Franco Cardini

    Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries in Europe, not all women fit the stereotype of passive housewife and mother. Many led bold and dynamic lives. In this collection of historical portraits, Maria Teresa Brolis tells the fascinating tales of fashion icons, art clients, businesswomen, saints, healers, lovers, and pilgrims-both famous and little known-who challenge conventional understandings of the medieval female experience. Drawing on evidence from literary works and archival documents that include letters, chronicles, trials, testimonials, notary registers, contracts, and wills, Brolis pieces together an intricate overview of sixteen women's lives. With zest and compassion, she describes the mysterious visionary Hildegard of Bingen, the cultured Heloisa, the powerful Eleanor of Aquitaine, Saint Clare of Assisi, the rebel Joan of Arc, as well as lesser-known women such as Flora, the penitent moneylender, Bettina the healer, and Belfiore the pilgrim, among others. Following the trajectories and divergences of their lives from wealth to poverty, from conjugal love to the love of community, from the bedroom to life on the streets of Paris, London, Mainz, Rome, and Bergamo, each portrait offers a riveting glimpse into the often complex and surprising world of the medieval woman. Combining the rigor of research with the thrill and empathy of narrative, Stories of Women in the Middle Ages is a provocative investigation into the biographies of sixteen incredible medieval heroines.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    TranslatorJoyce Myerson
    Release dateDec 25, 2018
    ISBN9781977335975
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    • 5/5
      Wonderful researched stories of a range of women from these times. Particularly interesting regarding information gleaned from public records of the time.

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    • 4/5
      Brolis ofrece un amplio panorama de las mujeres en el medioevo, para ello reconstruye la vida de dieciséis mujeres, ocho de las cuales son figuras ya conocidas por la historia (reinas, santas, escritoras, peregrinas) y por el otro la vida de mujeres menos conocidas por la historia y que tuvo conocimiento de ellas por los archivos.

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