From She-Wolf to Martyr

Author	: Elizabeth Casteen
Publisher	: Cornell University Press
Total Pages	: 313
Release	: 2016-02-19
ISBN-10	: 9781501701009
ISBN-13	: 1501701002
Rating	: 4/5 (002 Downloads)

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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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