Debate of the Romance of the Rose
By:David F. Hult
Published on 2010-04-15 by University of Chicago Press
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.
This Book was ranked at 24 by Google Books for keyword Romance.
Book ID of Debate of the Romance of the Rose's Books is cx8fO9_3XssC, Book which was written byDavid F. Hulthave ETAG "5z9mnNoJ31A"
Book which was published by University of Chicago Press since 2010-04-15 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780226670133 and ISBN 10 Code is0226670139
Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true
Book which have "286 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryHistory
This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at ""
This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE
Book was written in en
eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is true
Book Preview
