Chariots of ladies : Francesc Eiximenis and the court culture of medieval and early modern Iberia / Nuria Silleras-Fernandez.

Author/creator Silleras-Fernandez, Nuria author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca : Cornell University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxiii, 312 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subjects
Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409--Influence.
Catholic women--Iberian Peninsula. --Conduct of life.
Didactic literature--History and criticism.
Women--History. --Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Iberian Peninsula--Court and courtiers. --History. --To 1500.
Iberian Peninsula--Civilization.

Contents Introduction : Eiximenis, his patronesses, and female virtue in late medieval and early modern Iberia -- A return to piety : Francesc Eiximenis and the culture of the late medieval Catalan court (the Crown of Aragon, 1327-1409) -- Noble inspiration : Sanxa Ximenis d'Arenós and the Book of women (Valencia, c. 1380-96) -- Fit for a queen : the Scala Dei, Franciscan queenship, and Maria de Luna (Barcelona, c. 1396-1410) -- Found in translation : Isabel the Catholic reads Eiximenis (Castile, c. 1490-1516) -- Eiximenis on the Atlantic : the Chariot of ladies and Catalina of Hapsburg (Portugal, c. 1525-78) -- Conclusion : feminine virtue, female agency, and the legacy of Eiximenis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015011613
ISBN9780801453830
ISBN0801453836 hardcover alkaline paper

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