Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 2458
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Ferrante , Joan M.
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  • Title: Women's Role in Latin Letters from the Fourth to the Early Twelfth Century [The author examines three classes of Latin literature; religious tracts, lyric poetry, and histories and biographies; the author argues that the literary works represented a collaborative effort between the writer and the female patron].
  • Source: The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women.  Edited by June Hall McCash.  University of Georgia Press, 1996.  Pages 73 - 104.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Devotional Literature History, Literary Genre Latin Literature Literature- Verse Patronage, Literary Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 8- 9- 10- 11- 12
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  • Author's Affiliation: Columbia University
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  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0820317014