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Reading Families: Women's Literate Practice in Late Medieval England
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Rebecca Krug's 'Reading Families' explores how women and families in late medieval England engaged with reading, translation, and textual culture.
The book analyses domestic libraries, literacy practices, and how texts circulated within households, offering insights into female authorship and agency.
It contains a chapter specifically examining Margaret Beaufort's literate practices and self-inscription, illuminating her translations and patronage.
Krug situates these cases within broader cultural and gendered frameworks, showing the social functions of reading and writing.
The work is influential for scholars studying medieval women's intellectual life.
The book analyses domestic libraries, literacy practices, and how texts circulated within households, offering insights into female authorship and agency.
It contains a chapter specifically examining Margaret Beaufort's literate practices and self-inscription, illuminating her translations and patronage.
Krug situates these cases within broader cultural and gendered frameworks, showing the social functions of reading and writing.
The work is influential for scholars studying medieval women's intellectual life.
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Margaret Beaufort
