ISBN:
9004191399
,
9789004191396
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (ix, 331 p)
,
25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
The medieval and early modern Iberian world v. 40
Parallel Title:
Print version Widowhood in Early Modern Spain : Protectors, Proprietors, and Patrons
DDC:
306.88/309464309031
Keywords:
Widows in literature History
;
Social role History 16th century
;
Widows Social conditions 16th century
;
Widows Legal status, laws, etc 16th century
;
History
;
Widowhood History 16th century
;
Spain Social life and customs 16th century
Abstract:
Based on clerical ideals of female comportment and Golden Age playwrights fixation on questions of honor, modern scholarship, whether historical or literary, has viewed women as subjects and objects of patriarchal control. This study analyzes tensions and contradictions produced by the interplay of patriarchal norms and the realities of widows daily lives to demonstrate that in Castile patriarchy did not exist as a monolithic force, which rigidly enforced an ideology of female incapacity. The extensive analysis of archival documents shows widows actively engaged in their families and communiti
Description / Table of Contents:
Widows and the literary imagination -- Subjects of counsel -- Objects of desire -- Sex in the city -- To her alone pertains the governance of all her house (Gaspar Astete) -- Master and mistress of the household -- Father and mother of their children -- A widow's work is never done -- Worthy recipients and pious donors -- Widowhood, poverty, and charity -- Family, memory, and the sacralization of urban space -- Coda. The strange case of a wicked and cruel woman.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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