num_pages: 336
description: Writing by and for women in the twelfth and thirteenth century in England is less well known than that of the later medieval period of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe. This is the first book-length exploration of this rich literary culture embracing several vernaculars as well as Latin.
language: English
title: Saints' Lives and Women's Literary Culture, c. 1150-1300: Virginity and Its Authorizations
titlecomplete: Saints' Lives and Women's Literary Culture, c. 1150-1300: Virginity and Its Authorizations
genres: Academic
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Oxford University Press