ANTI-ANTIFEMINISM IN CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES
ANTI-ANTIFEMINISM IN CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES
Author(s): Elisabeta ZelinkaSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Christian etiquette in the Middle Ages; fabliaux; female dominance in marriage; natural lifestyle; romance
Summary/Abstract: A characteristic of the medieval fabliaux is the dogma of antifeminist traditions. The present article will investigate whether The Canterbury Tales, as a type of fabliaux, are antifeminist literature or if, on the contrary, they stand as a reply to this genre and indirectly militate for feminist literature. Are The Canterbury Tales antifeminist writings or something one might call ‘anti-antifeminist’ literature?
Journal: Gender Studies
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 264-276
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English