Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

• Quick Search
• Advanced Search
• Article of the Month
• Translation of the Month
• Image of the Month
• Special Features

Record Number: 8403 Author(s)/Creator(s): Brown , Catherine. Contributor(s): Title: Muliebriter: Doing Gender in the Letters of Heloise [argues that Heloise adopts a number of gendered personae in her letters, including whore, castrata, and hypocrite in order to assert her mastery over Abelard]. Source: Gender and Text in the Later Middle Ages.  Edited by Jane Chance.  University Press of Florida, 1996.  Pages 25 - 51. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Gender in Literature Heloise, Abbess of Le Paraclet- Letters Latin Literature Rhetoric Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 12 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: University of Michigan Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0813013917

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index ©2014. Hosted by The University of Iowa Libraries.