Images of the medieval peasant
By: Paul Freedman.
Series: Figurae; Figurae (Stanford, Calif.)
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 459
Subjects: Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism; Peasants in literature; Peasantry
Description: This book examines conflicting images of peasants from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. It relates the representation of peasants to debates about how society should be organized (specifically, to how human equality at Creation led to subordination), how slavery and serfdom could be assailed or defended, and how peasants themselves structured and justified their demands.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-450) and index.