Medievalists, almost all in the US, present 19 essays on historical and literary women in the Middle Ages, covering Old and Middle English literature, Arthurian then and now, Joan of Arc then
and now, nuns and spirituality, and royal women. Among their topics are deconstructing Chaucer’s ＂hag＂ in The Wife of Bath’s Tale, the originality and importance of the Prophecies of Merlin,
Googling the grail, screen Joans during World War I, the royal purple mantle of El Greco’s Espoli, and the patronage of Constance de France. Medieval Institute Publications is at Western
Michigan University. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
