Women Readers in the Middle Ages
| Author | : D. H. Green |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2007-11-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780521879422 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0521879426 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women Readers in the Middle Ages by : D. H. Green
Download or read book Women Readers in the Middle Ages written by D. H. Green and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the Middle Ages, the number of female readers was far greater than is commonly assumed. D.H. Green shows that, after clerics & monks, religious women were the main bearers of written culture. Laywomen played a vital part in the process whereby the expansion of literacy brought reading from religious institutions into homes.
