Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements x
5. List of Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Articulating Human and Divine Agency: Histories and Self-Narratives 27
8. 2 Lordship and Local Politics: The Cartulary of an Aristocratic Family 60
9. 3 To Render an Account of One’s Deeds: The Livres de Raison 119
10. 4 The Social Uses of Life-Writing: The Tuscan Ricordanze 153
11. 5 A Gendered Social Imaginary: The Vernacular Literature on Social Conduct 215
12. Conclusions 260
13. Bibliography 273
14. Index 299