Queens, Consorts, Concubines: Gregory of Tours and Women of the Merovingian Elite Gregory of Tours and Women of the Merovingian Elite |
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| Author:
| T. Dailey, E. |
| Series title: | Mnemosyne, Supplements / Mnemosyne, Supplements, Late Antique Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-29089-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $151.00 |
Book Description:
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Queens, Consorts, Concubinesoffers an analysis of Gregory of Tours on issues including widowhood, marriage, sanctity, and political agency, offering a reinterpretation of elite women in Gaul (e.g. Brunhild, Fredegund, Radegund), related subjects (e.g. Merovingian marital policy), and Late Antiquity generally.
Queens, Consorts, Concubinesoffers an analysis of Gregory of Tours on issues including widowhood, marriage, sanctity, and political agency, offering a reinterpretation of elite women in Gaul (e.g. Brunhild, Fredegund, Radegund), related subjects (e.g. Merovingian marital policy), and Late Antiquity generally.