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 responsibility
of a writer or artist for the works he or she produces. In Debate of
the “Romance of the Rose,” David Hult collects, along with the
debate documents themselves, letters, sermons, and excerpts from other
works of Pizan, including one from City of Ladies—her major defense
of women and their rights—that give context to this debate. Here,
Pizan’s supporters and detractors are heard alongside her own
formidable, protofeminist voice. The resulting volume affords a rare
look at the way people read and thought about literature in the period
immediately preceding the era of print.
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ISBN
9780226670140
Publisert
2018
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University of Chicago Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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