Women's genealogies in the medieval literary imagination : matrilineal legacies in the high middle ages

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Women's genealogies in the medieval literary imagination : matrilineal legacies in the high middle ages

Emma O. Bérat

(Cambridge studies in medieval literature)

Cambridge University Press, 2024

  • : hardback

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Summary: "Emma O. Bérat uncovers the striking array of female alternatives to patrilineal narratives in medieval texts and explores strategies of writing and illustration that creatively and purposefully depict women's legacies. Her book underlines the centrality of female characters and historical women to this fundamental aspect of medieval consciousness"--Provided by publisher

Bibliography: p. 200-224

Includes index

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