Three Medieval Views of Women: "La Contenance des Fames," "Le Bien des Fames," "Le Blasme des Fames" - Hardcover

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9780300044416: Three Medieval Views of Women: "La Contenance des Fames," "Le Bien des Fames," "Le Blasme des Fames"
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ISBN 10: 0300044410 ISBN 13: 9780300044416
Publisher: Yale University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Comprises three poems prefaced by essays that set them into their linguistic, historical, and literary contexts. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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The three poems that form the subject of this study represent a relatively unexplored medieval genre, the dit (from the French dire= 'to say, ' hence 'something said'). Dits differ considerably from other vernacular literary forms. In the case of the three dits that constitute this study, that theme is women, their characteristics, and more particularly, their vices and virtues.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0300044410
ISBN 13 
9780300044416
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
184
Editor
Fiero Gloria K., Pfeffer Professor Wendy, Allain Mathe
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