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TALKING ABOUT THE FEMININE IN RENAISSANCE TIMES
TALKING ABOUT THE FEMININE IN RENAISSANCE TIMES

Author(s): Delia-Maria Radu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: women; Renaissance; image

Summary/Abstract: Our article focused on several images of women such as they appear in texts ranging from pre-Renaissance to Renaissance, showing how woman changes from a symbol or an abstract image, devoid of corporeality of own desires, to an individual feeling and acting just as well as a man, even though the general opinion on women is far from being a favourable one in texts written by male authors.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 192-197
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English