Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages
- Author / Editor
- Carlson, Cindy L.,and Angela Jane Weisl,eds.
Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages
- Published
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
- Physical Description
- x, 270 pp.
- Series
- The New Middle Ages.
- Description
- Eleven essays by various authors and an introduction by the editors. Topics include depictions of virginity, widowhood, and their intersections in medieval romance, hagiography, and drama, with recurrent references to other literary genres and historical documents. For three essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages under Alternative Title.
- Contributor
- Weisl, Angela Jane,ed.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.