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Women on the Margins: Three SeventeenthCentury Lives,Used
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As she did with Martin Guerre, Natalie Zemon Davis here retrieves individual lives from historical obscurity to give us a window onto the early modern world. As women living in the seventeenth century, Glikl bas Judah Leib, Marie de l'Incarnation, and Maria Sibylla Merian, equally remarkable though very different, were not queens or noblewomen, their every move publicly noted. Rather, they were living 'on the margins' in seventeenthcentury Europe, North America, and South America. Yet these womenone Jewish, one Catholic, one Protestantleft behind memoirs and writings that make for a spellbinding tale and that, in Davis' deft narrative, tell us more about the life of early modern Europe than many an official history.All these women were originally city folk. Glikl bas Judah Leib was a merchant of Hamburg and Metz whose Yiddish autobiography blends folktales with anecdotes about her two marriages, her twelve children, and her business. Marie de l'Incarnation, widowed young, became a mystic visionary among the Ursuline sisters and cofounder of the first Christian school for Amerindian women in North America. Her letters are a rich source of information about the Huron, Algonquin, Montagnais, and Iroquois peoples of Quebec. Maria Sibylla Merian, a German painter and naturalist, produced an innovative work on tropical insects based on lore she gathered from the Carib, Arawak, and African women of Suriname. Along the way she abandoned her husband to join a radical Protestant sect in the Netherlands. Drawing on Glikl's memoirs, Marie's autobiography and correspondence, and Maria's writings on entomology and botany, Davis brings these women to vibrant life. She reconstructs the divergent paths their stories took, and at the same time shows us each amid the common challenges and influences of the timechildrearing, religion, an outpouring of vernacular literatureand in relation to men.The resulting triptych suggests the range of experience, selfconsciousness, and expression possible in seventeenthcentury Europe and its outposts. It also shows how persons removed from the centers of power and learning ventured in novel directions, modifying in their own way Europe's troubled and ambivalent relations with other 'marginal' peoples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Women on the Margins'? A: 'Women on the Margins' explores the lives of three remarkable women from the seventeenth century, revealing their experiences and contributions to early modern society.
- Q: Who are the three women featured in the book? A: The book features Glikl bas Judah Leib, Marie de l'Incarnation, and Maria Sibylla Merian, each representing different cultural and religious backgrounds.
- Q: What kind of insights can I gain from this book? A: Readers can gain insights into the lives of women in the seventeenth century, including their struggles, achievements, and the societal challenges they faced.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic research? A: 'Women on the Margins' is well-researched and provides valuable information for academic studies related to women's history and early modern Europe.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: This listing is for a used book in good condition, ensuring that you receive a quality product.
- Q: What is the page count and binding type of this book? A: The book contains 372 pages and is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: When was 'Women on the Margins' published? A: 'Women on the Margins' was published on October 16, 1995.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Women on the Margins' is Natalie Zemon Davis, a noted historian.
- Q: Does this book contain illustrations or images? A: The book primarily focuses on textual narratives and may not contain illustrations or images.
- Q: What themes are explored in the book? A: Key themes include gender roles, religion, and social status during the seventeenth century, as well as the personal narratives of the women.