Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Record Number: 5323
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Title: Mars in Taurus at the Nativity of the Wife of Bath [The author investigates the Wife of Bath’s horoscope, and concludes she was predisposed to prostitution, basing this claim on a passage from Leopold of Austria’s astrological treatise, which states that if a woman is born under a feminine astrological sign, such as Taurus, and Mars is in that sign, she will become a prostitute. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: English Language Notes 28, 1 ( 1990): Pages 16
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Article Type: Journal Article
Subject (See Also): Astrology Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Wife of Bath's Prologue Leopold of Austria, Astrologist- Compilatio de astrorum scientia Literature- Verse Prostitutes in Literature Wife of Bath (Literary Figure) Women in Literature
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Geographic Area: British Isles
Century: 14
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Year of Publication: 1990.
Language: English
ISSN/ISBN: 00138282