{"product_id":"women-and-power-in-the-middle-ages-paperback","title":"Women and Power in the Middle Ages - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Erler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMaryanne Kowaleski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan Groag Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower in medieval society has traditionally been ascribed to figures of public authority--violent knights and conflicting sovereigns who altered the surface of civic life through the exercise of law and force. The wives and consorts of these powerful men have generally been viewed as decorative attendants, while common women were presumed to have had no power or consequence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReassessing the conventional definition of power that has shaped such portrayals, \u003ci\u003eWomen and Power in the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the varied manifestations of female power in the medieval household and community--from the cultural power wielded by the wives of Venetian patriarchs to the economic power of English peasant women and the religious power of female saints. Among the specific topics addresses are Griselda's manipulation of silence as power in Chaucer's \"The Clerk's Tale\"; the extensive networks of influence devised by Lady Honor Lisle; and the role of medieval women book owners as arbiters of lay piety and ambassadors of culture. In every case, the essays seek to transcend simple polarities of public and private, male and female, in order to provide a more realistic analysis of the workings of power in feudal society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Erler (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MARY ERLER is a professor of English at Fordham University. Her books include\u003ci\u003eRecords of Early English Drama: Ecclesiastical London\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen, Reading, and Piety in Late Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaryanne Kowaleski (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MARYANNE KOWALESKI, who also teaches at Fordham, is the Joseph Fitzpatrick S.J. Distinguished Professor and Director of Medieval Studies. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLocal Markets and Regional Trade in Medieval Exeter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMedieval Towns: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.1 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618376446259,"sku":"9780820323817","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/anJ4SThPcWErMUJkdnNGVjFzUncvZz09.webp?v=1761904711","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/women-and-power-in-the-middle-ages-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}