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1 online resource (xxviii, 286 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The other voice in early modern Europe
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
In 1401, Christine de Pizan (1365-1430?), one of the most renowned and prolific woman writers of the Middle Ages, wrote a letter to the provost of Lille criticizing the highly popular and widely read Romance of the Rose for its blatant and unwarranted misogynistic depictions of women. The debate that ensued, over not only the merits of the treatise but also of the place of women in society, started Europe on the long path to gender parity. Pizan's criticism sparked a continent-wide discussion of issues that is still alive today in disputes about art and morality, especially the civic responsib. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Introduction; Volume Editor's Introduction; Volume Editor's Bibliography; I. Christine and the Rose before the Debate; II. The Debate: First Phase; III. The Debate: Second Phase; IV. Aftermath; V. Christine's Later Mentions of the Romance of the Rose; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index of People and Places; Index of Allegorical Personifications and Mythological and Fictional Characters. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English; translated from documents in Old French or Latin. |
| Subject |
Guillaume, de Lorris, active 1230. Roman de la rose.
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Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431 -- Correspondence.
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Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431. |
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Correspondence.
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Jean, de Montreuil, 1354-1418 -- Correspondence.
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Guillaume de Lorris. |
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Jean, de Montreuil, 1354-1418. |
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Jean de Meun. |
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Roman de la rose (Guillaume, de Lorris) |
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Romances -- History and criticism.
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Romances. |
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Feminism and literature -- France.
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Feminism and literature. |
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France. |
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Courtly love in literature.
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Courtly love in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Records and correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Hult, David F., 1952-
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Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431.
Correspondence. Selections.
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Jean, de Montreuil, 1354-1418.
Correspondence. Selections.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Debate of the Romance of the rose. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2010 9780226670126 (DLC) 2009042968 (OCoLC)457149274 |
| ISBN |
9780226670140 (electronic book) |
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0226670147 (electronic book) |
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9780226670126 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226670133 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0226670120 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226670139 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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