Silleras-Fernandez, Nuria,

Chariots of ladies : Francesc Eiximenis and the court culture of medieval and early modern Iberia / Nuria Silleras-Fernandez. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Eiximenis, his patronesses, and female virtue in late medieval and early modern Iberia -- A return to piety : Francesc Eiximenis and the culture of the late medieval Catalan court (the Crown of Aragon, 1327-1409) -- Noble inspiration : Sanxa Ximenis d'ArenĂ³s and the Book of women (Valencia, c. 1380-96) -- Fit for a queen : the Scala Dei, Franciscan queenship, and Maria de Luna (Barcelona, c. 1396-1410) -- Found in translation : Isabel the Catholic reads Eiximenis (Castile, c. 1490-1516) -- Eiximenis on the Atlantic : the Chariot of ladies and Catalina of Hapsburg (Portugal, c. 1525-78) -- Conclusion : feminine virtue, female agency, and the legacy of Eiximenis.

9781501701641 1501701649

22573/ctt15f3b38 JSTOR


Eiximenis, Francesc, approximately 1340-approximately 1409 --Influence.


Catholic women--Conduct of life.--Iberian Peninsula
Didactic literature--History and criticism.
Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
RELIGION / Christian Church / History


Iberian Peninsula--Court and courtiers--History--To 1500.
Iberian Peninsula--Civilization.


Electronic books.

BX4705.E346 / S55 2015

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