Masculinity in Medieval Europe

This collection of essays is designed to reveal the realities of men's lives in the Middle Ages. The essays cover a wide geographical range and span the entire medieval period, from the 4th to the 15th century. The book is divided into four main sections. An original and highly accessible collection of essays which is based on a huge range of historical sources to reveal the realities of mens'' lives in the Middle Ages. It covers an impressive geographical range - including essays on Italy, France, Germany and Byzantium - and will span the entire medieval period, from the fourth to the fifteenth century. The collection is divided into four main sections: attaining masculinity; lay men and churchmen: sources of tension; sexuality and the construction of masculinity; and written relationships and social reality.


The contributors are:
Dawn Hadley, Jenny Moore, William M. Aird, Jeremy Goldberg, Matthew Bennet, Janet Nelson, Conrad Leyser, Robert Swanson, Patricia Cullum, Ross Balzaretti, Shaun Tougher, Julian Haseldine, Marianne Ailes and Mark Chinca.

• | Author: Dawn Hadley
• | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 1998
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780582316454
• | ISBN-10: 0582316456