Woman Defamed and Woman Defended
An Anthology of Medieval Texts
Karen Pratt editor Alcuin Blamires editor C W Marx editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:24th Sep '92
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This sourcebook of texts in modern translation makes accessible key anti-feminist works, together with a surprising range of early texts championing women. This book is intended for all post sixth-form levels of scholarship studying English and European medieval literature (particularly Chaucer), culture, history and women's studies. Assisted by: Pratt, Karen; Unknown function: Marx, C. W.
'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 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
A most significant contribution...This anthology meets the urgent need for a single and substantial sourcebook * The Way *
ISBN: 9780198710394
Dimensions: 215mm x 137mm x 24mm
Weight: 462g
342 pages