Images of Women in Medieval Texts and Literature
Misogyny and Praise from Tertullian to Chaucer
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 15 May 2025
- ISBN 9781032841571
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages208 pages
- Size 229x152 mm
- Weight 540 g
- Language English 653
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Employing a critical and analytical method, this volume
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Employing a critical and analytical method, this volume takes an innovative approach to existing anthologies of medieval texts, proposing a comprehensive methodology for examining and understanding the historical and cultural construction of the image of women in medieval literature. Critically and analytically appreciating representative works and authors from the medieval period, Images of Women in Medieval Texts and Literature is interested not only in their essayistic examination but also in the intuitive perception of their values. This comprehensive approach fosters a deeper understanding of the image of women, particularly in the context of the Eve/Ave binomial, a dichotomy that shapes the defamation and defense of medieval femininity. The chapters present the misogynistic literary tradition as a comprehensive panorama, out of which emerged medieval literature praising women. Texts by the Fathers of the Church, from Tertullian (2nd century) to Saint Thomas Aquinas (13th century), are followed by those continuing their legacy, represented by Giovanni Boccaccio (14th century) and Geoffrey Chaucer (14th century). Finally, from this vast sea of defamation, toward the late Middle Ages, there emerged works, both anonymous and authorial, in praise of women, such as Dives and Pauper (15th century), The Thrush and the Nightingale (13th century), and the works of John Gower (14th century). Each of these works, in their own unique way, defends the women who were veiled and hidden away in the Middle Ages.
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Introduction: Presence of Misogyny and its Legacy in Medieval Literature
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