Women and Medieval Epic: Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity
This collection of essays explores the place, function, and meaning of women as characters, authors, constructs, and cultural symbols in a variety of epics from the Middle Ages, including those of Persia, Spain, France, England, Germany, and Scandinavia.nbsp; Medieval epics are traditionally believed to narrate the deeds of men at war. This volume draws our attention not only to the key roles women often play in these narratives, but also to the larger implications they might have for thehistory of gender. Rather than invite simple cross-cultural generalizations about epic women, however, this book bears witness to the complex gender configurations molded by the rich epic literature of the medieval period.nbsp;
Poetry, Medieval, History and Criticism
Arts and Humanities | Medieval History | Social History
Citation for published book
Poor, Sara S, and Jana K. Schulman. Women and Medieval Epic: Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Poor, Sara and Schulman, Jana, "Women and Medieval Epic: Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity" (2007). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 202.