<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A characteristic of the medieval fabliaux is the dogma of antifeminist traditions. The present article will investigate whether The Canterbury Tales, as a type of fabliaux, are antifeminist literature or if, on the contrary, they stand as a reply to this genre and indirectly militate for feminist literature. Are The Canterbury Tales antifeminist writings or something one might call ‘anti-antifeminist’ literature?</p></abstract>

A characteristic of the medieval fabliaux is the dogma of antifeminist traditions. The present article will investigate whether The Canterbury Tales, as a type of fabliaux, are antifeminist literature or if, on the contrary, they stand as a reply to this genre and indirectly militate for feminist literature. Are The Canterbury Tales antifeminist writings or something one might call ‘anti-antifeminist’ literature?

ANTI-ANTIFEMINISM IN CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES

West University of Timișoara 4, Pârvan Street, Timișoara, Romania

Gender Studies

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A characteristic of the medieval fabliaux is the dogma of antifeminist traditions. The present article will investigate whether The Canterbury Tales, as a type...

ANTI-ANTIFEMINISM IN CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 264 - 276

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0016

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