Medieval Maidens: Young Women and Gender in England, 1270-1540

Author / Editor
Phillips, Kim M.

Title
Medieval Maidens: Young Women and Gender in England, 1270-1540

Published
Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2003.

Physical Description
xvi, 246 pp.

Series
Manchester Medieval Studies.

Description
Examines how the "experiences and voices" of young, unmarried women in late-medieval England reflect ideals of femininity and the social processes of becoming adult women. Focuses on social history and literature, with recurrent mention of CT, TC, and LGW.

Chaucer Subjects
Canterbury Tales--General.
Troilus and Criseyde.
Legend of Good Women.