Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love
Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from-or antidote to-ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the literary idealization of woman...
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Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from-or antidote to-ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the literary idealization of woman actually are.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780226059730 (0226059731)
Publish date: January 15th 1992
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 308
Edition language: English
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