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Woman defamed and woman defended

`It is impossible / That any clerk wol speke good of wyves.’ Behind the words of Chaucer's Wi... more `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. Yet, despite the recent surge of investigations into women's situation, no one book has sought to collect together the key voices of medieval antifeminism, let alone to present the voices sometimes raised, even at that epoch, in defence of women. The urgent need for a single and substantial sourcebook of these materials in modern translation is met for the first time in this volume, which includes 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. Indeed, a surprising range of early texts championing women - including material never previously available in translation - is here represented. All those concerned with women’s studies and with medieval and later culture (European as well as English) will find Woman Defamed and Woman Defended fascinating to read as well as a useful resource.

Philippe de Remi: Le Roman de la Manekine. Edited from Paris BNF fr. 1588 and translated by Barbara N. Sargent-Baur with contributions by Alison Stones and Roger Middleton. (Faux Titre, 159). Amsterdam, Rodopi, 1999. 675 pp. Hb 96.00; $176.00; 960F

French Studies, Jul 1, 2001

Review. Brian J., The Old French Epic: An Introduction. Texts. Commentaries. Notes. Hindley, Alan and Levy

French Studies, Oct 1, 1984

Words of love and love of words in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

French Studies: Late Medieval Literature

The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies, Mar 13, 1989

Humour in "Le Roman de Silence

The Arthur of the French : the Arthurian legend in medieval French and Occitan literature

University of Wales Press eBooks, 2006

Defences of women

The Genre of Gautier d’Arras’ <em>Eracle</em> :A twelfth-century French ‘History’ of a Byzantine Emperor

Keeping Body and Soul Together: Gender, Salvation and Sexuality in the Works of Jean LeFèvre de Ressons

Philippe de Remi, Le 'Roman de la Manekine

French Studies, 2001

Christine de Pizan and the medieval French lyric

French Studies, 2000

The Novel of Chatelain de Coucy and the Lady of Fayel

French Studies, 2011

The Song of Roland and other Poems of Charlemagne

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