This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women can avoid 'blame, shame, and defame'.

Autorentext
REBECCA BARNHOUSE is Associate Professor, Youngstown State University, USA.

Inhalt
PART I: THE KNIGHT AND HIS BOOK Sir Geoffrey and His Family Sir Geoffrey's Books for his Daughters William Caxton's Version Books of Courtesy and Instruction The Retelling PART II: THE BOOK OF THE KNIGHT IN THE TOWER The Prologues Honoring God Fasting and Confessing Your Sins Going to Mass Manners and Marriage Being a Wife Raising Children Fashion Being Fashionable Love and Its Games Vice and Sin Virtues Praising Past Time