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 Hloise 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.

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/r/AskHistorians	In the Middle Ages women were considered temptresses and more prone to induce sexual desire. Nowadays there is the stereotype that men only think about sex. Why is so?	Mar 27, 2016
/r/TrollXChromosomes	Women do not cause you to do stupid things. Stop blaming us.	Sep 16, 2015
/r/AskMen	Why is there a big push for women to be in STEM fields but not for more blue collar options?	Apr 17, 2015
/r/AskFeminists	A question for self-identifying male feminists about patriarchy.	Jul 18, 2014
/r/FemmeThoughts	Am I the only one who gets upset by things like this?	May 11, 2014

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