Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: Speech, Gender, and Power in Late Medieval England 1
4. Chapter 1. ‘‘Sins of the Tongue’’ and Social Change 26
5. Chapter 2. The Sins of Women’s Tongues in Literature and Art 45
6. Chapter 3. Women’s Voices and the Law 69
7. Chapter 4. Men’s Voices 90
8. Chapter 5. Communities and Scolding 106
9. Chapter 6. Who Was a Scold? 121
10. Conclusion: Consequences of the Feminization of Deviant Speech 141
11. Notes 153
12. Bibliography 191
13. Index 207
14. Acknowledgments 213