Medieval misogyny and the invention of Western romantic love /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
R. Howard Bloch.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Chicago :
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University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1991.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (ix, 298 pages)
GENERAL NOTES
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Spine title: Medieval misogyny & the invention of Western romantic love.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from--or antidote to--ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the romantic idealization of woman actually are. Through analyses of a broad range of patristic and medieval texts, Bloch explores the Christian construction of gender in which the flesh is feminized, the feminine is aestheticized, and aesthetics are condemned in theological terms. Tracing the underlying theme of virginity from the Church.
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Title
Medieval misogyny and the invention of Western romantic love.