1st Edition
Texts from the Querelle, 1521–1615 Essential Works for the Study of Early Modern Women: Series III, Part Two, Volume 1
By Pamela J. Benson
Copyright 2008
536 Pages
by
Routledge
536 Pages
by
Routledge
536 Pages
by
Routledge
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Misogyny and its opposite, philogyny, have been perennial topics in Western literature from its earliest days to the present day, but only at certain historic periods have pro-woman authors challenged fundamental negative assumptions about women by engaging in formal debate with misogynists and juxtaposing these two attitudes toward women in pairs or series of texts devoted exclusively to... Read more
Contents: Preface by the General Editors; Introductory Note; Christine de Pisan, Title page, Frontispiece, Part I (sigs. Aa2-Ff2) and Part 3 (sigs. Z2v-Z4v) in The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes, Part 1 (trans Anslay, 1521); Thomas Elyot, The Defence of Good Women (1540); Edward Gosynhyll, The Scholehouse of women (1541?);The prayse of all women called Mulieru[m] Pean (1542); Robert Burdet or Robert Vaughan, A dyalogue defensyue for women (1542), A Letter sent by the Maydens of London (1567); C. Pyrrye, The Praise and Dispraise of Women (1569); Jane Anger, Iane Anger her Protection for Women (1588); Nicholas Breton, The Praise of vertuous Ladies, (sigs. Q4-Tv) in The Wil of Wit (1597); I.G., An apologie for Women-kinde (1605); Aemilia Lanyer, Title page and ’To the Vertvovs Reader’ (sigs. f3-f3v) in SalveE Devs Rex Ivdæorum(1611; STC 15227); Joseph Swetnam, The Araignment of lewd, idle, froward and vnconstant Women (1615).
Biography
Pamela J. Benson is Professor of English at Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
