Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England

Motherhood and Mothering in Anglo-Saxon England sifts through the historical evidence to describe and analyze a world of violence and intrigue, where mothers needed to devise their own systems to protect, nurture, and teach their children. Mary Dockray-Miller casts a maternal eye on Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Beowulf to reveal mothers who created rituals, genealogies, and institutions for their children and themselves. Little-known historical figures - queens, abbesses, and other noblewomen - used their power in court and convent to provide education, medical care, and safety for their children, showing us that mothers of a thousand years ago and mothers of today had many of the same goals and aspirations.

Author: M. Dockray-Miller
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/13/2000
Pages: 161
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 5.70h x 8.52w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780312227210

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 111

About the Author
Mary Dockray-Miller teaches English in the College of Advancing Studies at Boston College.