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272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393867817
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Description
A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women’s beauty, sexuality, and behavior.What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to t...
Community Reviews Summary of 428 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
funny 31%
challenging 17%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 6%
dark 2%
emotional 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Average rating
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Graphic
Sexism, Misogyny, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Abortion, Homophobia, Sexual violence
272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393867817
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Description
A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women’s beauty, sexuality, and behavior.What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to t...
Community Reviews Summary of 428 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
funny 31%
challenging 17%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 6%
dark 2%
emotional 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Misogyny, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Abortion, Homophobia, Sexual violence