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Author : Michael Solomon
Release : 1997-11-13
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain by : Michael Solomon
Download or read book The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain written by Michael Solomon. This book was released on 1997-11-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of two fifteenth-century misogynist Iberian works.
Author : Robert Archer
Release : 2005
Genre : Gender identity in literature
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Book Rating : 134/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Problem of Woman in Late-medieval Hispanic Literature by : Robert Archer
Download or read book The Problem of Woman in Late-medieval Hispanic Literature written by Robert Archer. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the problem of gender identity is vital to the large corpus of medieval Hispanic texts that discuss the nature of women. What is a woman? This book questions the persistent assumption that the large corpus of medieval Hispanic texts that discuss the nature of women can be defined in terms of the clichéd discourses of misogynism and defence of women, arguing instead that the problem of gender identity is vital to them all. The texts, some well-known, others which have received scant critical attention, are each discussed in their specific contexts and in relation to theostensible reasons for their composition, such as a political, literary, religious, or didactic 'agenda'. They are also related to the literary traditions in which they are written [misogynistic denunciation, satire, humour, defence, narrative debate, among others], and the particular theoretical problems arising from them are discussed. But it is also argued that the full meaning of the texts lies at the less immediately accessible level at which they address this very problem of definition, one which arises directly from the self-perpetuating contradictions of authoritative wisdom on the nature of women. ROBERT ARCHER holds the Cervantes Chair of Spanish, King's College London.
Author : Lucy A. Sponsler
Release : 2021-05-11
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 537/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women in the Medieval Spanish Epic and Lyric Traditions by : Lucy A. Sponsler
Download or read book Women in the Medieval Spanish Epic and Lyric Traditions written by Lucy A. Sponsler. This book was released on 2021-05-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culture of medieval Spain was anything nut homogeneous. It varied not only through time, with the approach of the Renaissance, but also geographically, with great differences between north and south. In this study, author Lucy A. Sponsler illuminates the role of women during this interesting period by exploring their portrayal in literature. Women in the Medieval Spanish Epic and Lyric Traditions examines the various ways in which women were portrayed in the formative years of medieval society, as well as the development of these views as new social mores evolved. Employing a thorough examination of the literature, Sponsler reveals that a high degree of respect was demonstrated toward women in Spanish prose and poetry of this period. Her study sheds new light on the role of women in relation to men, family, and social organization in medieval Spain.
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Release : 2020-09-07
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 440/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gender and Exemplarity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain by :
Download or read book Gender and Exemplarity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain written by . This book was released on 2020-09-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender and Exemplarity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain gathers a series of studies on the interplay between gender, sanctity and exemplarity in regard to literary production in the Iberian peninsula. The first section examines how women were con¬strued as saintly examples through narratives, mostly composed by male writers; the second focuses on the use made of exemplary life-accounts by women writers in order to fashion their own social identity and their role as authors. The volume includes studies on relevant models (Mary Magdalen, Virgin Mary, living saints), means of transmission, sponsorship and agency (reading circles, print, patronage), and female writers (Leonor López de Córdoba, Isabel de Villena, Teresa of Ávila) involved in creating textual exemplars for women. Contributors are: Pablo Acosta-García, Andrew M. Beresford, Jimena Gamba Corradine, Ryan D. Giles, María Morrás, Lesley K. Twomey, Roa Vidal Doval, and Christopher van Ginhoven Rey.
Author : David Wacks
Release : 2007-04-24
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 286/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Framing Iberia by : David Wacks
Download or read book Framing Iberia written by David Wacks. This book was released on 2007-04-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on current critical theory, Framing Iberia relocates the Castilian classics El Conde Lucanor and El Libro de buen amor within a medieval Iberian literary tradition that includes works in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Romance. Winner of the 2009 La corónica International Book Award for scholarship in Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
