The stories of women, famous, infamous and unknown, who shaped the course of medieval history.
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Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
The stories of women, famous, infamous and unknown, who shaped the course of medieval history.
Language: en
Pages: 226
Pages: 226
Books about Survival of the Gods
Language: en
Pages: 432
Pages: 432
Books about The World's Debt to the Irish
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
Helen Cooper's unique study examines how continuations of medieval culture into the early modern period, forged Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and poet. Medieval culture pervaded his life and work, from his childhood, spent within reach of the last performances of the Coventry Corpus Christi plays, to his dramatisation of
Language: en
Pages: 184
Pages: 184
From life and literature come the heroines of this volume. The essays demonstrate that women can fit the role of hero as defined by Joseph Campbell: “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder, fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive