{"product_id":"women-of-the-twelfth-century-eleanor-of-aquitaine-and-six-others-volume-1-paperback","title":"Women of the Twelfth Century, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Six Others (Volume 1) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorges Duby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an engaging account of the lives of high-born women in the Middle Ages, by one of the foremost historians in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Focusing on France in the twelfth century, Duby recreates the image of women that the men of high society made for themselves. Using written evidence from the period - official texts written by men, all intended for public consumption and reading aloud - he tells the story of six very different women. These women - fictional and real, religious and secular - range from famous historical figures such as Eleanor of Aquitaine and H\u0026amp;eacutelo\u0026amp;iumlse, through Mary Magdalen, whose cult grew throughout the twelfth century, to Soredamors and Fenice, the heroines of Clig\u0026amp;egraves, the romance of Chr\u0026amp;eacutetien de Troyes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Duby sets all of these women within their historical context, using their personalities to explore the characteristics of female existence during this period. He discusses relations between the sexes, including marriage and different types of love, and shows how women were feared, mistrusted and, sometimes, admired by men. He vividly reconstructs the French nobility's system of values, examining the place assigned to women within this system. He argues that men's attitudes to women began to change in the twelfth century and that women began imperceptibly to extricate themselves from masculine power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This important book - the first of three volumes on women in the Middle Ages - will be of interest to a wide readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50350804533485,"sku":"9780745619477","price":34.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/bI1Stc2Rhj9780745619477.webp?v=1785276561","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/women-of-the-twelfth-century-eleanor-of-aquitaine-and-six-others-volume-1-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}