Widowhood in early modern Spain [electronic resource] : protectors, proprietors, and patrons / by Stephanie Fink De Backer.
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TextSeries: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 40.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.Description: ix, 331 pSubject(s): - Widowhood -- Spain -- Toledo -- History -- 16th century
- Widows -- Spain -- Toledo -- Social conditions -- 16th century
- Social role -- Spain -- Toledo -- History -- 16th century
- Widows -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Spain -- Toledo -- History -- 16th century
- Widows in literature -- Spain -- History
- Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century
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- HQ1058.5.S7 F56 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Widows and the literary imagination -- Subjects of counsel -- Objects of desire -- Sex in the city -- To her alone pertains the governance of all her house (Gaspar Astete) -- Master and mistress of the household -- Father and mother of their children -- A widow's work is never done -- Worthy recipients and pious donors -- Widowhood, poverty, and charity -- Family, memory, and the sacralization of urban space -- Coda. The strange case of a wicked and cruel woman.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.