The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain : The Arcipreste De Talavera and the Spill

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Title: The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain : The Arcipreste De Talavera and the Spill
Description: The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain examines the medical underpinnings of two major misogynist works from fifteenth-century Iberia: Alonso de Martínez's Arcipreste de Talavera and Jacme Roig's Spill. Michael Solomon argues that these works gain their persuasive force by linking concerns over health and illness with men's behaviour towards women. Solomon shows how the demonization of women in medieval society was more than a cultural phenomenon; it was a legitimate aspect of the healing arts, considered vital to the well-being of men.
Authors: Michael Solomon
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Misogyny in literature, Lovesickness in literature, Diseases in literature, Health in literature
Categories: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain examines the medical underpinnings of two major misogynist works from fifteenth-century Iberia: Alonso de Martínez's Arcipreste de Talavera and Jacme Roig's Spill. Michael Solomon argues that these works gain their persuasive force by linking concerns over health and illness with men's behaviour towards women. Solomon shows how the demonization of women in medieval society was more than a cultural phenomenon; it was a legitimate aspect of the healing arts, considered vital to the well-being of men.
ISBN:9780521563901
9780511004117