'of Good and Ill Repute': Gender and Social Control in Medieval England by Barbara A. Hanawalt

'of Good and Ill Repute': Gender and Social Control in Medieval England

Barbara A. Hanawalt

224 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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To be labeled "of ill repute" in medieval society implied that a person had committed a violation of accepted standards and had stepped beyond the bounds of permissible behavior. To have a reputation "of good repute", however, was so powerful as t...

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