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Record Number:
6743
Author(s):
Edgington, Susan B.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Sont çou ore les fems que jo voi la venir? Women in the "Chanson d'Antioche" [The poet adapted already existing verse to create a three-part cycle about the First Crusade. The author argues that the poet introduces women generally as an element of humor. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Gendering the Crusades. Edited by Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert . University of Wales Press, 2001. Pages 154 - 162.
Year of Publication:
2001.
2.
Record Number:
6745
Author(s):
Siberry, Elizabeth.
Contributor(s):
Title :
The Crusader's Departure and Return: A Much Later Perspective [The author explores the nineteenth century romantic image of the crusader's departure and return in popular art, poetry, and music].
Source:
Gendering the Crusades. Edited by Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert . University of Wales Press, 2001. Pages 177 - 190.
Year of Publication:
2001.
3.
Record Number:
6736
Author(s):
Knapp, Peggy A.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Unfit to Bear Arms: The Gendering of Arms and Armour in Accounts of Women on Crusade [the author examines various models that were used to indicate the significant ages in men's and women's lives; in the latter half of the article, the author concentrates on medieval Italian child brides, using case studies, prescriptive literature, and legal evidence to argue that consummated marriages with pre-pubescent girls was not uncommon because a woman's period of biologic utility was viewed as brief and fleeting].
Source:
Gendering the Crusades. Edited by Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert . University of Wales Press, 2001. Pages 45 - 58.
Year of Publication:
2001.
4.
Record Number:
6734
Author(s):
Contributor(s):
Title :
Virile Latins, Effeminate Greeks, and Strong Women: Gender Definitions on Crusade? [The author explores a variety of gender models in Crusades literature including Bohemond, Nicephorus Bryennius, Eleanor of Aquitane, Queen Melisende, and women warriors. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Gendering the Crusades. Edited by Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert . University of Wales Press, 2001. Pages 16 - 30.
Year of Publication:
2001.
5.
Record Number:
6744
Author(s):
Hodgson, Natasha
Contributor(s):
Title :
The Role of Kerbogha's Mother in the "Gesta Francorum" and Selected Chronicles of the First Crusade [The author argues for more scholarly attention on Kerbogha's mother, presented as an educated, loving mother who warns her warrior son of the Christians' sure victory. This character in the "Gesta Francorum" presents evidence of the author's intentions and provides an interesting study of views on women and motherhood. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Gendering the Crusades. Edited by Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert . University of Wales Press, 2001. Pages 163 - 176.
Year of Publication:
2001.