Widowhood in early modern Spain [electronic resource] : protectors, proprietors, and patrons / by Stephanie Fink De Backer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 40.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.Description: ix, 331 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.88/309464309031 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1058.5.S7 F56 2010eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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