Memory and Gender in Medieval Europe, 900-1200 |
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| Author:
| Van Houts, Elisabeth M.
van Houts, Elisabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8020-8277-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Elisabeth van Houts argues that in the Middle Ages, as now, the knowledge of the past was shaped by men as well as women. Men may have dominated the pages of literature but many of the stories they wrote were told to them by women.
Elisabeth van Houts argues that in the Middle Ages, as now, the knowledge of the past was shaped by men as well as women. Men may have dominated the pages of literature but many of the stories they wrote were told to them by women.