Women Writers of the Middle Ages

A Critical Study of Texts from Perpetua ((Dagger) 203) to Marguerite Porete ((Dagger) 1310)

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This book is the first to give a detailed picture of the contributions made by women writers to western literature from the third century to the thirteenth. Many of the texts Peter Dronke presents and interprets have hitherto remained unknown, or virtually inaccessible; some have never been edited or translated before. The emphasis throughout is on personal testimonies, and on texts that have notable literary or intellectual interest. Thus the book affords many new insights into medieval literature, not only into the writings of renowned women such as Hrotsvitha or Heloise, but also into those of a number of neglected writers who are exceptional in their gifts and individuality. Already highly influential, Women Writers of the Middle Ages continues to be essential reading for specialists and students alike in medieval literature, medieval intellectual history, and women's studies.

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'Women Writers of the Middle Ages compels us to re-examine our fundamental assumptions about medieval literature; it forces us to reconsider what constitutes good or even great literature and on what tenets literary canonization operates.' English Language Studies 'This must be one of the best books on women's writing. Mr Dronke is like the Chaucer who took such pains, in his Legend of Good Women, to write in the service of women, literature, elegance and wit.' The Times Literary Supplement

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Preface	p. vii
From Perpetua to the Eighth Century	p. 1
Dhuoda	p. 36
Hrotsvitha	p. 55
Personal Poetry by Women: the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries	p. 84
Heloise	p. 107
Excursus: Did Abelard Write Heloise's Third Letter?	p. 140
Hildegard of Bingen	p. 144
From Hildegard to Marguerite Porete	p. 202
Texts	p. 229
Hildegard of Bingen	p. 231
Women's Testimonies from the Register of Jacques Fournier	p. 265
Marguerite Porete	p. 275
Abbreviations	p. 279
Notes	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 320
Index of Manuscripts	p. 334
General Index	p. 335
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Women Writers of the Middle Ages

A Critical Study of Texts from Perpetua ((Dagger) 203) to Marguerite Porete ((Dagger) 1310)

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