Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Introduction : Eiximenis, his patronesses, and female virtue in late medieval and early modern Iberia -- A return to piety : Francesc Eiximenis and the culture of the late medieval Catalan court (the Crown of Aragon, 1327-1409) -- Noble inspiration : Sanxa Ximenis d'ArenĂ³s and the Book of women (Valencia, c. 1380-96) -- Fit for a queen : the Scala Dei, Franciscan queenship, and Maria de Luna (Barcelona, c. 1396-1410) -- Found in translation : Isabel the Catholic reads Eiximenis (Castile, c. 1490-1516) -- Eiximenis on the Atlantic : the Chariot of ladies and Catalina of Hapsburg (Portugal, c. 1525-78) -- Conclusion : feminine virtue, female agency, and the legacy of Eiximenis |
Summary |
This book traces the development of devotion and female piety among the Iberian aristocracy from the late Middle Ages into the Golden Age, and from Catalonia to the rest of Iberia and Europe via the rise of the Franciscan Observant movement |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 18, 2015) |
Subject |
Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409 -- Influence
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SUBJECT |
Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409 -- Influence
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Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409 fast |
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Catholic women -- Iberian Peninsula -- Conduct of life
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Didactic literature -- History and criticism
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Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal.
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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Civilization
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Courts and courtiers
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Didactic literature
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Women -- Middle Ages
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Iberian Peninsula -- Court and courtiers -- History -- To 1500
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Iberian Peninsula -- Civilization
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Europe -- Iberian Peninsula
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Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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LC no. |
2015011613 |
ISBN |
9781501701641 |
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1501701649 |
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