How Long to Read Women and Power in the Middle Ages

How Long Does it Take to Read Women and Power in the Middle Ages?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 56 minutes to read Women and Power in the Middle Ages by Mary Erler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Power in medieval society has traditionally been ascribed to figures of public authority--violent knights and conflicting sovereigns who altered the surface of civic life through the exercise of law and force. The wives and consorts of these powerful men have generally been viewed as decorative attendants, while common women were presumed to have had no power or consequence. Reassessing the conventional definition of power that has shaped such portrayals, Women and Power in the Middle Ages reveals the varied manifestations of female power in the medieval household and community--from the cultural power wielded by the wives of Venetian patriarchs to the economic power of English peasant women and the religious power of female saints. Among the specific topics addresses are Griselda's manipulation of silence as power in Chaucer's "The Clerk's Tale"; the extensive networks of influence devised by Lady Honor Lisle; and the role of medieval women book owners as arbiters of lay piety and ambassadors of culture. In every case, the essays seek to transcend simple polarities of public and private, male and female, in order to provide a more realistic analysis of the workings of power in feudal society.

How long is Women and Power in the Middle Ages?

Women and Power in the Middle Ages by Mary Erler is 293 pages long, and a total of 74,129 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Women and Power in the Middle Ages Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 45 minutes to read Women and Power in the Middle Ages aloud.

What Reading Level is Women and Power in the Middle Ages?

Women and Power in the Middle Ages is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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