Dhuoda wrote Liber manualis for her son William. She was a mother and Duchess in the ninth-century Carolingian kingdom in Europe. She married Bernard of Septimania, a leading noble, at the palace at Aachen in 824.
Separated from her husband and without physical custody of her children, Dhuoda wrote a book of love for her son. Her book speaks to fathers today. … Read the post Dhuoda for fathers deprived of custody of their children
In her lovingly personal Liber manualis, Dhuoda is also a subtle, complex writer offering much joy in the play of contrasts. … Read the post play of contrasts in Dhuoda's learned work
Rather than merely tutoring him in statecraft, Dhuoda gave to her son William a way of being: a text for success in this world and the world to come. … Read the post from Dhuoda to her son William: loving touch in text
Dhuoda with Liber Manualis lovingly offered her son a mirrored Trinity of relationships: Father, Son, Holy Spirit — Precepts, Form, Handicraft. … Read the post Liber Manualis: mother wanted perfect son & provided handbook