This collection takes the view that authors like Chaucer and Christine de Pizan, often presented as unique, iconic promoters of a debate thought to have occurred primarily in England and France in the late medieval years, should in reality be considered participants in a larger conversation that served diverse political, social, and economic interests and took varied, culturally-determined forms; that greater frame and its contents are the emphasis of this volume. By exploring previously ignored areas, many present fresh material and produce reconceptualizations that use new methodologies.

Praise

"...accessible and informative..."--C.S. Cox, Choice

"...essential reading for any medievalist who works on issues related to gender."--Lisa Perfetti, South Atlantic Review

About the Author(s)

By Thelma Fenster and Clare A. Lees

Thelma Fenster is Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Fordham University. She has published editions and translations of Christine de Pizan’s narrative poetry.

Clare A. Lees is Professor of Medieval Literature and the History of Language at King’s College London.

Table of Contents

Ann Matter * Claire Lees & Gillian R. Overing * Ruth Karras * Helen Solterer * Roberta Krueger * Alcuin Blamires * Thelma Fenster * Ann Marie Rasmussen * Julian Weiss * Barbara Weissberger * Pamela J. Benson