Of a Fire in the Dark: Public and Private Feminism in the 'Wife of Bath's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Leicester, H. Marshall,Jr.
Of a Fire in the Dark: Public and Private Feminism in the 'Wife of Bath's Tale'
- Published
- Women's Studies 11 (1984): 157-78.
- Description
- Leicester defines two kinds of feminism: the "public" attitude, an illiberal stance toward the male-dominated world; and the "private" attitude, a more humane form. These two forms, complementary as well as opposed, are illustrated in the tale of the Loathly Lady.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale.