Y Forwyn Fair, Santesau a Lleianod: Agweddau ar Wyryfdod a Diweirdeb yng Nghymru'r Oesoedd Canol
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Y Forwyn Fair, Santesau a Lleianod: Agweddau ar Wyryfdod a Diweirdeb yng Nghymru'r Oesoedd Canol
By (Author) Jane Cartwright
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
29th June 1999
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
305.4094290902
Physical Properties
Paperback
221
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
A thorough and valuable study of the role of the woman in Welsh history by means of medieval literary and visual evidence, providing an insight into the attitudes of Welsh society towards female purity and sanctity, and the social, religious, literary and cultural ideas of the age. 9 black-and-white and 11 colour plates.
Author Bio
Jane Cartwright is Professor in Welsh at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She has published widely on saints' cults and hagiography.
