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The Burgermeister's Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town

Name: The Burgermeister's Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
Brand: Harper Perennial
SKU: 9780060977214
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Contributors:

Steven Ozment

Publisher:

Harper Perennial

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Europe, Women's Studies

Book Topic:

Medieval, Germany

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Release Date:

1997-02-27

ISBN 13:

9780060977214

Weight:

0.65 lbs

Size:

9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inches

Pages:

256

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In an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent subject of gossip because of her immodest dress and flirtatious behavior. When her wealthy father discovered that she was having secret, simultaneous affairs with a young nobleman and a cavalryman, he turned her out of the house in rage, but when she sued him for financial support, he had her captured, returned home and chained to a table as punishment. Anna eventually escaped and continued her suit against her father, her siblings and her home town in a bitter legal battle that was to last 30 years and end only upon her death.

Drawn from her surviving love letters and court records, The Burgermeister's Daughter is a fascinating examination of the politics of sexuality, gender and family in the 16th century, and a powerful testament to the courage and tenacity of a woman who defied the inequalities of this distant age.

About the Author
Ozment, Steven: -

Steven Ozment is McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University and the author of The Bürgermeister's Daughter; Flesh and Spirit; Ancestors; Protestants; and The Age of Reform, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Schaff History Prize. He lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

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