Masculinity in Medieval Europe

An original and highly accessible collection of essays which is based on a huge range of historical sources to reveal the realities of mens' lives in the Middle Ages. It covers an impressive geographical range - including essays on Italy France Germany and Byzantium - and will span the entire medieval period from the fourth to the fifteenth century. The collection is divided into four main sections: attaining masculinity; lay men and churchmen: sources of tension; sexuality and the construction of masculinity; and written relationships and social reality.The contributors are:Dawn Hadley Jenny Moore William M. Aird Jeremy Goldberg Matthew Bennet Janet Nelson Conrad Leyser Robert Swanson Patricia Cullum Ross Balzaretti Shaun Tougher Julian Haseldine Marianne Ailes and Mark Chinca.