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Woman Defamed and Woman Defended: An Anthology of Medieval Texts
Woman Defamed and Woman Defended: An Anthology of Medieval Texts
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It is impossible / That any clerk wol speke good of wyves. Behind the words of Chaucer's Wife of Bath lies a vast corpus of medieval misogynistic writings. These texts, which range from those of the Church Fathers to a rich array of vernacular literature, have had a profound effect on the
status of women in the West. Despite the recent surge of investigations into women's situation, however, no one book has sought to collect the key voices of medieval antifeminism, let alone to present the voices sometimes raised, even at that epoch, in defence of women. This new volume meets the
urgent need for a single and substantial sourcebook of these materials in modern translation, including an introduction, notes, and commentary. The accessibility of the better-known texts here (from Jerome to Walter Map; from Héloise and Abelard to Christine de Pizan and Chaucer) will be welcomed by
those engaged in medieval and women's studies; the lesser-known writings concerning, for instance, the sexual double standard, and women and the priesthood, will provide unexpected discoveries for specialists and beginners alike. The book also features a surprising range of early texts championing
women--including material never previously available in translation.
Author: Alcuin Blamires
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 11/19/1992
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.41w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780198710394
status of women in the West. Despite the recent surge of investigations into women's situation, however, no one book has sought to collect the key voices of medieval antifeminism, let alone to present the voices sometimes raised, even at that epoch, in defence of women. This new volume meets the
urgent need for a single and substantial sourcebook of these materials in modern translation, including an introduction, notes, and commentary. The accessibility of the better-known texts here (from Jerome to Walter Map; from Héloise and Abelard to Christine de Pizan and Chaucer) will be welcomed by
those engaged in medieval and women's studies; the lesser-known writings concerning, for instance, the sexual double standard, and women and the priesthood, will provide unexpected discoveries for specialists and beginners alike. The book also features a surprising range of early texts championing
women--including material never previously available in translation.
Author: Alcuin Blamires
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 11/19/1992
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.41w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780198710394
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