From She Wolf To Martyr
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From She Wolf To Martyr
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Author : Elizabeth Casteen
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2016-02-19
From She Wolf To Martyr written by Elizabeth Casteen and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1343 a seventeen-year-old girl named Johanna (1326–1382) ascended the Neapolitan throne, becoming the ruling monarch of one of medieval Europe’s most important polities. For nearly forty years, she held her throne and the avid attention of her contemporaries. Their varied responses to her reign created a reputation that made Johanna the most notorious woman in Europe during her lifetime. In From She-Wolf to Martyr, Elizabeth Casteen examines Johanna’s evolving, problematic reputation and uses it as a lens through which to analyze often-contradictory late-medieval conceptions of rulership, authority, and femininity. When Johanna inherited the Neapolitan throne from her grandfather, many questioned both her right to and her suitability for her throne. After the murder of her first husband, Johanna quickly became infamous as a she-wolf—a violent, predatory, sexually licentious woman. Yet, she also eventually gained fame as a wise, pious, and able queen. Contemporaries—including Francesco Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Birgitta of Sweden, and Catherine of Siena—were fascinated by Johanna. Drawing on a wide range of textual and visual sources, Casteen reconstructs the fourteenth-century conversation about Johanna and tracks the role she played in her time’s cultural imaginary. She argues that despite Johanna’s modern reputation for indolence and incompetence, she crafted a new model of female sovereignty that many of her contemporaries accepted and even lauded.
Memorialising Premodern Monarchs
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Author : Gabrielle Storey
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-11-22
Memorialising Premodern Monarchs written by Gabrielle Storey and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-22 with History categories.
This book examines the legacies and depictions of monarchs in an international context, focusing on both self-representation and commemoration by others. Spanning ancient India through to eighteenth-century Russia, this volume offers several case studies to demonstrate trends and patterns in how different societies chose to commemorate and remember their rulers in a variety of mediums. Contributions highlight several lesser known rulers, alongside more famous ones such as Henry VIII of England, to develop a deeper understanding of how memory and monarchy functioned when drawn together. Memorialising Premodern Monarchs brings to the fore the importance of memory and memorialisation when considering the legacies and records of past rulers and their societies, and allows a deeper reflection on how these rulers live on through the historical record and popular culture.
Women In The Medieval Court
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Author : Rebecca Holdorph
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-04-06
Women In The Medieval Court written by Rebecca Holdorph and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-06 with History categories.
A surprising look at women who wielded power in medieval Europe, from queens to concubines to abbesses. Medieval society might expect the elite women who decorated its courts to play the role of Queen Guinevere, but many of these women had very different ideas. Great queens, who sometimes ruled in their own right, fought wars and forged empires. Noblewomen acted behind the scenes to change the course of politics. Far from cloistered off from the world, powerful abbesses played the role of kingmaker. And concubines had a role to play as well, both as political actors and as mothers of children who might change a country’s destiny. They experienced tremendous success and dramatic downfalls. This book tells the stories of women from across medieval Europe, from a Danish queen who waged political war to form a Scandinavian empire to a Tuscan countess who joined her troops on the battlefield. Whether they wielded power in battle, from a convent, or from a throne—or even in the bedchamber—these women were far from damsels in distress waiting for their knights in shining armor.
Sanctity And Female Authorship
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Author : Maria H. Oen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-10-10
Sanctity And Female Authorship written by Maria H. Oen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-10 with Literary Collections categories.
Birgitta of Sweden (Birgitta Birgersdotter, 1302/03-1373) and her younger contemporary Catherine of Siena (Caterina Benincasa, 1347-1380) form the most powerful and influential female duo in European history. Both enjoyed saintly reputations in life, while acting as the charismatic leaders of a considerable group of followers consisting of clergy as well as mighty secular men and women. They are also among the very few women of the Trecento to leave a substantial body of written work which was widely disseminated in their original languages and in translations. Copies of Birgitta’s Liber celestis revelacionum (The Heavenly Book of Revelations) and compilations of Catherine's letters (Le lettere), prayers Le orazioni) and her theological work, Il Dialogo della divina Provvidenza (The Dialogue) found their way into monastic, royal, and humanist libraries all over Europe. After their deaths, Birgitta’s and Catherine’s respective groups of supporters sought to have them formally canonized. In both cases, however, their political and theological outspokenness, orally and in text, and their public authority represented obstacles. In this comparative study, leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds offer, for the very first time, a comprehensive exploration of the lives and activities of Birgitta and Catherine in tandem. Particular attention is given to their literary works and the complex process of negotiating their sanctity and authorial roles. Above all, what the chapters reveal is the many points of connections between two of the most influential women of the Trecento, and how they were related to one another by their peers and successors.
Reconsidering Boccaccio
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Author : Olivia Holmes
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2018-01-01
Reconsidering Boccaccio written by Olivia Holmes and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Reconsidering Boccaccio explores the exceptional social, geographic, and intellectual range of the Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio, his dialogue with voices and traditions that surrounded him, and the way that his legacy illuminates the interconnectivity of numerous cultural networks.
The Permeable Self
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Author : Barbara Newman
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2021-09-17
The Permeable Self written by Barbara Newman and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Permeable Self offers medievalists new insight into the appeal and dangers of the erotics of pedagogy; the remarkable influence of courtly romance conventions on hagiography and mysticism; and the unexpected ways that pregnancy—often devalued in mothers—could be positively ascribed to men, virgins, and God.
Paul The Martyr
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Author : David L. Eastman
language : en
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Release Date : 2011
Paul The Martyr written by David L. Eastman and has been published by Society of Biblical Lit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Ancient iconography of Paul is dominated by one image: Paul as martyr. Whether he is carrying a sword--the traditional instrument of his execution--or receiving a martyr's crown from Christ, the apostle was remembered and honored for his faithfulness to the point of death. As a result, Christians created a cult of Paul, centered on particular holy sites and characterized by practices such as the telling of stories, pilgrimage, and the veneration of relics. This study integrates literary, archaeological, artistic, and liturgical evidence to describe the development of the Pauline cult within the cultural context of the late antique West.
The Great Western Schism 1378 1417
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Author : Joëlle Rollo-Koster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-04-14
The Great Western Schism 1378 1417 written by Joëlle Rollo-Koster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-14 with Religion categories.
A new history of the Great Western Schism, focusing on social drama and the performance of legitimacy and papacy.
Quellen Nachbarschaft Gemeinschaft
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Author : Adelheid Krah
language : de
Publisher: Böhlau Wien
Release Date : 2019-08-12
Quellen Nachbarschaft Gemeinschaft written by Adelheid Krah and has been published by Böhlau Wien this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-12 with History categories.
Die Erforschung der gemeinsamen Geschichte Zentraleuropas wurde nach der Öffnung der Grenzen ein Anliegen der Forschung. Inzwischen sind Archivbestände in Budapest, Prag, österreichischen Klöstern und Bayern digital zugänglich; sie ermöglichen eine neue Sichtweise. Unter dem Motto "En route to a shared Identity" wurden von einer internationalen ForscherInnengruppe Ergebnisse erarbeitet zu Aspekten von Gemeinschaftsbildung vom 8. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert. Die Beiträge des Bandes machen deutlich, dass es in Zentraleuropa eine gut funktionierende Kultur sozialer Gemeinschaft und des transregionalen Austausches gab.
The Blood Of Martyrs
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Author : Joyce E. Salisbury
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-05-09
The Blood Of Martyrs written by Joyce E. Salisbury and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In The Blood of Martyrs Joyce E. Salisbury chronicles the many spectacles of violent martyrdom that took place during the first three centuries of the Christian era, describing the role of martyrdom in the development of the early Church, as well as its continuing influence on many of today's ideas. Salisbury shows through the engaging stories of the martyrs introduced in each chapter, how their legacy continues to shape contemporary ideas. Discussing modern martyrdom the book elicits deep lessons for the present from the ancient past and outlining the possibility of a religious future without violence. In The Blood of Martyrs, Salisbury brings to life this tumultuous time in late antiquity and sheds invaluable light on religious violence, modern martyrs, and self-sacrifice.