Sandy Bardsley

Venomous Tongues

Speech and Gender in Late Medieval England

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The unique contribution of "Venomous Tongues" lies in its interdisciplinary approach and the way it situates scolding within a broader range of issues specific to the legal and social history of the period."--L. R. Poos, The Catholic University of America

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780812239362
• ISBN-10: 0812239369
• Artikelnr.: 21043660

Autorenporträt

Sandy Bardsley teaches history at Moravian College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Speech, Gender, and Power in Late Medieval England
Chapter 1. "Sins of the Tongue" and Social Change
Chapter 2. The Sins of Women's Tongues in Literature and Art
Chapter 3. Women's Voices and the Law
Chapter 4. Men's Voices
Chapter 5. Communities and Scolding
Chapter 6. Who Was a Scold?
Conclusion. Consequences of the Feminization of Deviant Speech
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments