The Role of Woman in the Late Medieval Tale
- Author / Editor
- Dickinson, Jean G.
The Role of Woman in the Late Medieval Tale
- Published
- Dissertation Abstracts International 46 (1985): 145A.
- Description
- Italian, French, English, and Spanish collections of tales, from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century, show women in increasingly significant roles. Though often satirized, women appear in lifelike situations and reveal contemporary attitudes.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.