ESSAY ON: Concepts of Honor and Dishonor in Medieval Women, As Explored by Christine de Pizan and Geoffrey Chaucer

Number of Pages 7

This research paper: A 7 page paper which examines how honor and dishonor was determined in Medieval women, as considered in de Pizan's "The Book of the City of Ladies," "The Writings of Christine de Pizan," and Chaucer's "The Franklin's Tale" and "The Nun's Priest's Tale." Specifically considered are marriage; widowhood; effects of education, offspring, politics and religion; convents and widow's havens; well-known women of honor or dishonor,; and the impact of nobility or peasantry in shaping these concepts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.


File: TG15_TGhonor.rtf


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