Mirrors for Princes
Misty Schieberle
The mirrors for princes genre is designed to educate rulers in ethical conduct, Christian morality, and practical wisdom. Although many early were ecclesiastically authored, directed at rulers, written Latin, the evolved include vernacular translations original compositions that attained wide popularity among diverse audiences including laypersons, non‐aristocratic readers, women. These works offer insight into political theory, idealized kingship masculinity, transmission of culturally valued behaviors, interdisciplinary nature medieval texts.
The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain