Awards

• Winner of University of Nebraska Humanities Center, Annual Research and Creative Achieveme 0 (United States)
• Winner of University of Nebraska Humanities Center, Annual Research and Creative Achieveme 2000
• Winner of University of Nebraska Humanities Center, Annual Research and Creative Achieveme 2000 (United States)

Overview

Aside from a few famous queens, warriors and religious leaders, little information is available about the many extraordinary women of the medieval and Renaissance world. This resource brings together engagingly written biographical profiles of 70 women, most of whom are unsung, but all of whom are remarkable for their courage, initiative, and accomplishments in a world where the conventional wisdom was for women to be chaste, silent, and obedient. The women profiled here represent 18 countries and excelled in 19 fields of endeavor. They include artists, builders, mystics, political leaders, religious activists, diarists and dramatists, poets and writers, and scholars. In a world where women were taught to prefer silence to speech and self-expression, and where an assertive woman was considered an abnormal one, these women did speak out and assert themselves. This often required the courage to refute the moral dictates of the time, to put themselves at risk for their beliefs, or to take political power for themselves. Some women succeeded and some were destroyed in their efforts. These profiles, prepared by specialists in women's history, are based on the latest scholarship and offer a wealth of information not available elsewhere. Each profile features biographical data, an engagingly written biographical essay that discusses the woman's life in the context of her society, and bibliographic sources for further research. This work makes the lives of these extraordinary women accessible to the wide audience of students and interested readers and is ideal for student research.

Full Product Details

Author:   Debra Barrett-Graves ,  Jo Carney ,  Gwynne Kennedy ,  Carole Levin (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780313306594

ISBN 10:   0313306591
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   30 September 2000
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Akka Mah=ad=ev=i Anguissola, Sofonisba Askew, Anne Barton, Elizabeth Blanche of Castile Bridget of Sweden Cary, Elizabeth Catherine of Siena Christina of Denmark Christina of Markyate Clement, Margaret Giggs Clifford, Lady Anne Colonna, Vittoria The Cooke Sisters Datini, Margherita Dentiere, Marie Dormer, Jane Elisabeth of Schonau Elizabeth of Braunschweig d'Este, Isabella Félicie, Jacqueline Fontanta, Lavinia Franco, Veronica Gambara, Veronica Gentileschi, Artemisia Gonzaga, Giulia Grumbach, Argula von Halkett, Anne Hardwick, Elizabeth Hélisenne de Crenne Hrotsvit of Gandersheim Hürrem Sultan Inglis, Esther Izumi Shikibu Jadwiga of Poland Juana of Castile Komnena, Anna Kottaner, Helene Labé, Louise Lanyer, Aemelia León, Lucretia de Locke, Anne Luther, Katherine Malinche Margaret of Anjou Margaret of Austria Valois, Marguerite de Mary of Hungary Mechtild of Magdeburg Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem Montfort, Eleanor de Murasaki Shikibu Nzinga, Queen of Angola Ono no Komachi Pirckheimer Caritas Poiters, Diane de Porete, Marguerite Raziya, the Sultan Renée of Ferrara Roper, Margaret More Salinas, Maria de Sei Shonagon Sforza, Caterina Stampa, Gaspara Stuart, Arbella Teerlinc, Levina Weston, Elizabeth Jane Willoughby, Catherine Wroth, Mary Zell, Katharina Notable Women by Title, Occupation, or Main Area of Interest Notable Women by Country or Region Timeline of Historical Events Selected Bibliography Index

Reviews

.,. an excellent source of biographical information on lesser-known medieval and renaissance women and their times. It is suitable for any public or high school library where women's biographies are in demand. -ARBA

This volume can be classified as a reference book, but it can also fit under the rather informal category of a very good read. - VOYA [A]n excellent source of biographical information on lesser-known medieval and renaissance women and their times. It is suitable for any public or high school library where women's biographies are in demand. - ARBA [I]nteresting reading in any library, but also a handy reference in school and academic collections supporting medieval, renaissance and women's studies. - The GaleGroup This reference is unique both in its choice of subjects and in its chronological coverage. While most of these names would not appear in standard secondary text books, it is important for students to realize that women of influence could and did have an impact on society. . . . Recommended. - The Book Report Because it expands the information available on women who are often just mentioned in passing in historical works, this volume is interesting for both browsing and research. . . . [A]ppropriate for academic and public libraries with collections on women's or medieval and Renaissance studies, although its writing style would appeal to a high-school audience as well. - Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Recommended for public, high school, and undergraduate libraries. - Reference & User Services Quarterly This volume offers an improtant starting place for students and scholars committed to research that enhances the visibility and recognizes the dignificant cultural contributions of medieval and Rennaissance women. Students especially will find this to be an indispensable and enlightening resource. . . . Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World offers a unique and valuable resource for the students interested in women's history. This is a collection of bibliographies designed not only to inform, but also to spur readers on to further investigations. - Medieval & Rennaissance Drama in England For undergraduate collections. - Choice

This volume offers an improtant starting place for students and scholars committed to research that enhances the visibility and recognizes the dignificant cultural contributions of medieval and Rennaissance women. Students especially will find this to be an indispensable and enlightening resource... Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World offers a unique and valuable resource for the students interested in women's history. This is a collection of bibliographies designed not only to inform, but also to spur readers on to further investigations. - Medieval & Rennaissance Drama in England Recommended for public, high school, and undergraduate libraries. - Reference & User Services Quarterly Because it expands the information available on women who are often just mentioned in passing in historical works, this volume is interesting for both browsing and research... [A]ppropriate for academic and public libraries with collections on women's or medieval and Renaissance studies, although its writing style would appeal to a high-school audience as well. - Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin This reference is unique both in its choice of subjects and in its chronological coverage. While most of these names would not appear in standard secondary text books, it is important for students to realize that women of influence could and did have an impact on society... Recommended. - The Book Report [I]nteresting reading in any library, but also a handy reference in school and academic collections supporting medieval, renaissance and women's studies. - The GaleGroup [A]n excellent source of biographical information on lesser-known medieval and renaissance women and their times. It is suitable for any public or high school library where women's biographies are in demand. - ARBA This volume can be classified as a reference book, but it can also fit under the rather informal category of a very good read. - VOYA For undergraduate collections. - Choice

Author Information

Carole Levin is professor of history at the University of Nebraska, where her specialties are English history and women's history. Her articles have appeared in such journals as Albion, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Shakespeare Yearbook, and Exemplaria. She is the author of numerous books and essays in edited collections, has held long-term fellowships at the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Newberry Library, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Debra Barrett-Graves is assistant professor of English at the College of Santa Fe where she won the Manuel Lujan Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her articles appear in Shakespeare Yearbook and The Early Drama, Art, and Music Review. She is currently writing a book on servants and service in Shakespearean and Elizabethan drama. She is a member of the Shakespeare Association of America and the North American Branch of the Society for Emblem Studies. Jo Eldridge Carney is associate professor of English at the College of New Jersey, where she teaches medieval and Renaissance literature. She has published articles in edited collections and journals and is the editor of the biographical dictionary Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 (Greenwood Press, 2000). W. M. Spellman is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where his specialties are English history and European political thought. His articles have appeared in such journals as Anglican and Episcopal History and the Harvard Theological Review. He is the author of numerous books and has held long term fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and from the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. Gwynne Kennedy is associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she teaches early modern literature and women's studies courses. She has written several articles on women writers in early modern England and has recently published a book on early modern English women's anger. Stephanie Witham is completing her PhD in English at the University of Nebraska on the topic of Renaissance women writers. She has taught at the College of St. Mary.

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