Volume III of A History of Women draws a richly detailed picture of women in early modern Europe, considering them in a context of work, marriage, and family. At the heart of this volume is "woman" as she appears in a wealth of representations, from simple woodcuts and popular literature to master paintings; and as the focal point of a debate--sometimes humorous, sometimes acrimonious--conducted in every field: letters, arts, philosophy, the sciences, and medicine. Against oppressive experience, confining laws, and repetitious claims about female "nature," women took initiative by...
Volume III of A History of Women draws a richly detailed picture of women in early modern Europe, considering them in a context of work, marria...
Natalie Zemon Davis erzählt die Biographie dieser ungewöhnlich selbständigen und erfolgreichen Frau nicht nur mitreißend - es gelingt ihr auch, die Quellen zum Sprechen zu bringen und ein pralles Zeitpanorama zu zeichnen.
Natalie Zemon Davis erzählt die Biographie dieser ungewöhnlich selbständigen und erfolgreichen Frau nicht nur mitreißend - es gelingt ihr auch, di...