The Bottom Line
A must-have for anyone interested in the true status of women in the Middle Ages.
Pros
- Highly informative
- Scholarly yet easily absorbed
- A significant work from a significant medievalist
Cons
- Black & White photos don't do the artwork justice
Description
- Five annotated essays on aspects of life for medieval women of various social positions
- Prefaced by an informative biographical foreword by Maxine Berg
- Includes numerous photos, annotations and a brief bibliography
- Published by Cambridge University Press
- Paperback; 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 inches
- ISBN 0521595568
Guide Review - Medieval Women by Eileen Power
The five essays in this slim volume all provide a fresh and lucid view of the roles, abilities, lifestyles and education of women from varying backgrounds during the Middle Ages. Scholarly and well-supported, they are also easy to absorb and make for fascinating reading. No one interested in the reality of life for medieval women can afford not to read Power's marvelous book.
