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Woman Defamed and Woman Defended: An Anthology of Medieval Texts by Blamires
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- Book Title
- Woman Defamed and Woman Defended: An Anthology of Medieval Texts
- Publication Date
- 1992-11-19
- Pages
- 342
- ISBN
- 9780198710394
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Religion, Literary Collections, Psychology, History
- Publication Name
- Woman Defamed and Woman Defended : an Anthology of Medieval Texts
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Women, Women Authors, Medieval, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Publication Year
- 1992
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 16.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 342 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198710399
ISBN-13
9780198710394
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81746
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
342 Pages
Publication Name
Woman Defamed and Woman Defended : an Anthology of Medieval Texts
Language
English
Subject
Women, Women Authors, Medieval, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
1992
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Religion, Literary Collections, Psychology, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
92-003338
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
'fine anthology ... Woman Defamed and Woman Defended will be staying out on the desk'Times Literary Supplement, 'fine anthology ... Woman Defamed and Woman Defended will be staying out on the desk'Times Literary Supplement'fascinating anthology of medieval writings ... the selections in Woman Defamed are presented in clear, modern English, including many new translations by Blamires ... I admit I took perverse delight in dipping into the wellsprings of Western misogyny. Ultimately, however, skimming for fun and outrage does a disservice to the real importance of Blamires' book. A steady, cumulative reading of the anti-feminist tracts in Woman Defamed is anopportunity to peer into the distant past and find it disturbingly familiar.'Pamela J. Petro, The Women's Review of Book, Vol. X, No. 5/February 1993'A most significant contribution...This anthology meets the urgent need for a single and substantial sourcebook'The Way, "An essential compendium of primary sources, until now inaccessible to undergraduates. Should be a permanent addition to any syllabus in feminist studies of the Medieval/Renaissance period."--Eunice D. Howe, University of Southern California "[A] fascinating anthology....All the selections in Woman Defamed are presented in clear, modern English, including many new translations by Blamires. Each entry is helpfully accompanied by a brief editorial note about the author and the work....A tremendous repository of reference material....A steady, cumulative reading of the anti-feminist tracts in Woman Defamed is an opportunity to peer into the distant past and find it disturbingly familiar....The chief contribution of Blamires' anthology is to expose the sources of our misogynistic inheritance to the clear sun of readable English."--Women's Review of Books "An excellent anthology--thorough and clearly organized, with useful notes--which I would expect to become a standard adjunct to courses in medieval and woman's studies."--Suzanne Rahn, Pacific Lutheran University "A splendid volume. Contains so many of the resources which have hitherto been scattered through hard-to-find editions, all now nicely gathered and scrupulously presented. A real treasurehouse for understanding the complexities of medieval ideas of gender."--Roy M. Luizza, Tulane University "The selections are tremendously useful."--Linda Marie Zaerr, Boise State University, "An essential compendium of primary sources, until now inaccessible to undergraduates. Should be a permanent addition to any syllabus in feminist studies of the Medieval/Renaissance period."--Eunice D. Howe, University of Southern California"[A] fascinating anthology....All the selections in Woman Defamed are presented in clear, modern English, including many new translations by Blamires. Each entry is helpfully accompanied by a brief editorial note about the author and the work....A tremendous repository of reference material....A steady, cumulative reading of the anti-feminist tracts in Woman Defamed is an opportunity to peer into the distant past and find it disturbingly familiar....The chief contribution of Blamires' anthology is to expose the sources of our misogynistic inheritance to the clear sun of readable English."--Women's Review of Books"An excellent anthology--thorough and clearly organized, with useful notes--which I would expect to become a standard adjunct to courses in medieval and woman's studies."--Suzanne Rahn, Pacific Lutheran University"A splendid volume. Contains so many of the resources which have hitherto been scattered through hard-to-find editions, all now nicely gathered and scrupulously presented. A real treasurehouse for understanding the complexities of medieval ideas of gender."--Roy M. Luizza, Tulane University"The selections are tremendously useful."--Linda Marie Zaerr, Boise State University, "An essential compendium of primary sources, until now inaccessible to undergraduates. Should be a permanent addition to any syllabus in feminist studies of the Medieval/Renaissance period."--Eunice D. Howe,University of Southern California "[A] fascinating anthology....All the selections inWoman Defamedare presented in clear, modern English, including many new translations by Blamires. Each entry is helpfully accompanied by a brief editorial note about the author and the work....A tremendous repository of reference material....A steady, cumulative reading of the anti-feminist tracts inWoman Defamedis an opportunity to peer into the distant past and find it disturbingly familiar....The chief contribution of Blamires' anthology is to expose the sources of our misogynistic inheritance to the clear sun of readable English."--Women's Review of Books "An excellent anthology--thorough and clearly organized, with useful notes--which I would expect to become a standard adjunct to courses in medieval and woman's studies."--Suzanne Rahn,Pacific Lutheran University "A splendid volume. Contains so many of the resources which have hitherto been scattered through hard-to-find editions, all now nicely gathered and scrupulously presented. A real treasurehouse for understanding the complexities of medieval ideas of gender."--Roy M. Luizza,Tulane University "The selections are tremendously useful."--Linda Marie Zaerr,Boise State University, 'A most significant contribution...This anthology meets the urgent need for a single and substantial sourcebook'The Way, 'fascinating anthology of medieval writings ... the selections in Woman Defamed are presented in clear, modern English, including many new translations by Blamires ... I admit I took perverse delight in dipping into the wellsprings of Western misogyny. Ultimately, however, skimming for fun andoutrage does a disservice to the real importance of Blamires' book. A steady, cumulative reading of the anti-feminist tracts in Woman Defamed is an opportunity to peer into the distant past and find it disturbingly familiar.'Pamela J. Petro, The Women's Review of Book, Vol. X, No. 5/February 1993
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808
Synopsis
This sourcebook of texts in modern translation makes accessible key anti-feminist works, together with a surprising range of early texts championing women., '... 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 influence 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 Heloise 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., "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.
LC Classification Number
PR1912.A2 W65 1992
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