Saints' lives and women's literary culture c. 1150-1300 : virginity and its authorizations
Wogan-Browne, JocelynAuthor
Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn.Author
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2001.
This volume explores the usefulness of the virgin ideal for widows, wives, and women in religion, and presents a book-length study of women writers in England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores the usefulness of the virgin ideal for widows, wives, and women in religion, and presents a book-length study of women writers in England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Description based on print version record.
English literature
Christian saints in literature
Virginity in literature
Women and literature
Virginity
Christian literature, English (Middle)
English literature
Women
Christian women saints
Women
Christian hagiography
English Literature
English
Languages & Literatures