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Autore |
Bloch R. Howard |
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Titolo |
Medieval misogyny and the invention of Western romantic love / / R. Howard Bloch |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06958-6 |
9786612069581 |
0-226-05990-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 298 pages) |
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Collana |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Love - History |
Misogyny - Europe - History |
Patriarchy - Europe - History |
Social history - Medieval, 500-1500 |
Women - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-290) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Molestiae Nuptiarum and the Yahwist Creation -- 2. Early Christianity and the Estheticization ofGender -- 3. "Devil's Gateway" and "Bride ofChrist" -- 4. The Poetics of Virginity -- 5. The Old French Lay and the Myriad Modes ofMale Indiscretion -- 6. The Love Lyric and the Paradox ofPerfection -- 7. Heiresses and Dowagers: The Power ofWomen to Dispose -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from-or antidote to-ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the romantic idealization of woman actually are. Through analyses of a broad range of patristic and medieval texts, Bloch explores the Christian construction of gender in which the flesh is feminized, the feminine is aestheticized, and aesthetics are condemned in theological terms. Tracing the underlying theme of virginity from the Church Fathers to the courtly poets, Bloch establishes the continuity between early |
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