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The Book of the Knight of the Tower

Manners for Young Medieval Women

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  • © 2006

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  1. Rebecca Barnhouse
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Part of the book series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures (SACC)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Knight and His Book

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The World of the Book

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 3-23

  3. The Book of the Knight of the Tower

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 24-24
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    2. The Prologues

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 27-37

    3. Turn Your Hearts to God—Prayer

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 39-52

    4. Driving the Devil Out—Fasting and Confessing Your Sins

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 53-64

    5. Hearing God’s Service—Going to Mass

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 65-74

    6. Taming the Sparrowhawk—Manners and Marriage

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 75-84

    7. Obey Without Complaint—Being a Wife

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 85-100

    8. Beat Them When They Deserve It—Raising Children

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 101-113

    9. I Tell You, I Must Have It—Medieval Fashion

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 115-132

    10. Hearts Set on This World—Acting Fashionably

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 133-154

    11. As Fire Kindles Straw—Love and Its Games

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 155-174

    12. The Devil’s Subtle Craft—Vice and Sin

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 175-193

    13. True Women and Good Ladies—Virtuous Living

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 195-211

    14. Praising Past Time

      • Rebecca Barnhouse
      Pages 213-224

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 225-248
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About this book

This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women can avoid 'blame, shame, and defame'.

About the author

REBECCA BARNHOUSE is Associate Professor, Youngstown State University, USA.

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