From She-Wolf to Martyr

From She-Wolf to Martyr
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781501701009
ISBN-13 : 1501701002
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Book Synopsis From She-Wolf to Martyr by : Elizabeth Casteen

Download or read book From She-Wolf to Martyr written by Elizabeth Casteen and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In From She-Wolf to Martyr, Elizabeth Casteen examines Johanna I of Naples's evolving, problematic reputation and uses it as a lens through which to analyze often-contradictory late-medieval conceptions of rulership, authority, and femininity.


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