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272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0393867811
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W.w. Norton
Publication date: Not specified
Description
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about wome...
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Moods
reflective 51%
funny 31%
challenging 18%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 6%
dark 2%
emotional 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 17%
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Graphic
Sexism, Misogyny, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0393867811
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W.w. Norton
Publication date: Not specified
Description
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about wome...
Community Reviews Summary of 437 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
funny 31%
challenging 18%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 6%
dark 2%
emotional 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 17%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Misogyny, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion