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Record Number:
6678
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Dulac , Liliane.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Mystical Inspiration and Political Knowledge: Advice to Widows from Francesco da Barberino and Christine de Pizan [The author considers two literary works in which advice is given to widows. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Upon My Husband's Death: Widows in the Literature and Histories of Medieval Europe. Edited by Louise MirrerStudies in Medieval and Early Modern Civilization. University of Michigan Press, 1992. Pages 223 - 258.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Advice
Allegory
Christine de Pizan, Poet- Livre des Trois Vertus
Francesco da Barberino, Author- Reggimento e costumi di Donna
Handbooks
Literature- Prose
Literature- Verse
Widows in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France;Italy
Century:
14- 15
Primary Evidence:
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
Author's Affiliation:
Université Paul Valery, Montpellier, France
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1992.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0472102575