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272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393867824
Format: Digital
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...
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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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Sexism, Misogyny, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393867824
Format: Digital
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 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