Description:
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The Millions
A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior.
Brief description: Eleanor Janega teaches medieval and early modern history at the London School of Economics. The creator of the popular blog Going Medieval and author of The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, she lives in London.
Review Quotes: A timely corrective...[A]ccessible and entertaining...Ms. Janega's witty but merciless dissection of medieval misogyny is a welcome challenge to us to stop recycling the same old prejudices.--Elizabeth Lowry "Wall Street Journal"