COVER
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Divine Help: Waiting for a Child
Chapter 2. Dangerous Third Parties: A Child at Any Price
Chapter 3. Social Alternatives: Taking in a Child
Chapter 4. Mystical Motherhood: Venerating the Child
Chapter 5. Forced Parenthood: Regretting a Child
Chapter 6. Chaste Marriage: Not Wanting a Child
Chapter 7. Courtly Love: Happiness Regardless of Children
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of Personal Names