Dhuoda, Handbook for Her Warrior Son
Liber Manualis
Herausgeber: Thiebaux, Marcelle; Dronke, Peter
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The Liber Manualis is a distinctive guidebook to conduct and survival in tumultuous times written by a Carolingian mother for her adolescent son. This edition provides the only complete translation in English, accompanied by the Latin original. Advancing fresh views of Dhuoda's individuality and mindset, her possible models and intended readership, the introduction places her handbook for the first time within the context of French and Germanic literary traditions. Explanatory references illuminate the life and work of this remarkable and well-educated ninth-century woman. Often called the fir...
The Liber Manualis is a distinctive guidebook to conduct and survival in tumultuous times written by a Carolingian mother for her adolescent son. This edition provides the only complete translation in English, accompanied by the Latin original. Advancing fresh views of Dhuoda's individuality and mindset, her possible models and intended readership, the introduction places her handbook for the first time within the context of French and Germanic literary traditions. Explanatory references illuminate the life and work of this remarkable and well-educated ninth-century woman. Often called the first Western treatise of childhood education, the Liber Manualis forefronts the name and voice of a courageous mother, whose moral position remains unique in a patriarchal society.
Table of contents:
Introduction; 1. Dhuoda's Liber Manualis; Notes; Bibliography.
The Liber Manualis is a guidebook to conduct and survival in tumultuous times written by a Carolingian mother for her adolescent son. Often called the first Western treatise of childhood education, it forefronts the voice of the mother, whose moral position remains unique in a patriarchal society.
A guidebook to conduct and survival written by a Carolingian mother for her adolescent son.
Table of contents:
Introduction; 1. Dhuoda's Liber Manualis; Notes; Bibliography.
The Liber Manualis is a guidebook to conduct and survival in tumultuous times written by a Carolingian mother for her adolescent son. Often called the first Western treatise of childhood education, it forefronts the voice of the mother, whose moral position remains unique in a patriarchal society.
A guidebook to conduct and survival written by a Carolingian mother for her adolescent son.
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