Late Medieval Female Subject Consciousness
Italian and English Mystics, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Beyond
Series: The New Middle Ages;
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Product details:
- Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland
- Date of Publication 21 December 2025
- ISBN 9783032072313
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages148 pages
- Size 210x148 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations XI, 148 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color. 700
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Late Medieval Female Subject Consciousness: Italian and English Mystics brings together disparate feminist theoretical approaches to explore the formation of medieval female subject consciousness in writings by female mystics including Angela of Foligno, Catherine of Siena, and Margery Kempe, as well as secular writings of Christine de Pizan, and powerful female characters of Giovanni Boccaccio and Geoffrey Chaucer. The rise of what Amsel calls “medieval female subject consciousness” shows that increased self-awareness and sense of self relates to how the authorship of texts reconstructs traditional female roles, particularly in Italian and English. These writing women challenged prevailing norms as they forged literal and figurative spaces to self-actualize through writing, even if the act of writing was performed by male amanuenses. This book explores how Boccaccio and Chaucer serve as witnesses by creating female characters who reflect changes in women’s writing in late medieval society in Italy and England.
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1. Introduction.- 2. Defining Medieval Female Subject Consciousness.- 3. Women’s Writing as a Form of Work.- 4. Writing the Body in Medieval Texts.- 5. Witnessing Medieval Female Subject Consciousness in Works of Giovanni Boccaccio and Geoffrey Chaucer.- 6. Conclusion.
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