Using a wide array of archival documentation, including Inquisition records, wills, dowry contracts, folklore, and court cases, Poska examines how early modern
This is the first essay collection to examine the relation between text and gender in Spain from a broad geographical, social and cultural perspective covering
Although scholars often depict early modern Spanish women as victims, history and fiction of the period are filled with examples of women who defended their God
"The questions and approaches . . . really get my respect by the way they are argued. Some of these essays will spark controversy as to method; all of them will
Contrary to early modern patriarchal assumptions, this study argues that rather trying to impose obedience or enclosure on women of their own rank and status, n
