 | Medieval Woman''s Song: Cross-Cultural Approaches Subjects: Women singers; Women musicians; Vocal music -- 500–1400 -- History and criticism; Vocal music -- 15th century -- History and criticism; Music -- Social aspects; Medieval Woman's Song brings together scholars in a range of disciplines to examine how both men and women contributed to this art form. Without eschewing consideration of authorship, the collection deliberately overturns the long-standing scholarly practice of treating as separate and distinct entities female-voice lyrics composed by men and those composed by women. What is at stake here is less the voice of women themselves than its cultural and generic construction. Anne L. Klinck is Professor Emerita of English at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. She is the author of The Old English Elegies: A Critical Edition and Genre Study. Ann Marie Rasmussen is Professor of Germanic Languages at Duke University. She is the author of Mothers and Daughters in Medieval German Literature. |
