Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 3530
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Keller , Kimberly.
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  • Title: Prudence's Pedagogy of the Oppressed [Prudence persuades her husband Melibee to take her advice through the use of scholastic arguments and learned citations; she changes the balance of power and sets an example for her female readers].
  • Source: Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 98, 4 ( 1997): Pages 415 - 426.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Authority Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Tale of Melibee Handbooks Literature- Prose Prudence (Literary Figure) Readers Scholasticism Wives in Literature Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14
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  • Author's Affiliation: Indiana University
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  • Year of Publication: 1997.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00283754