Extra-and ordinary women of the middle ages and the renaissance
The image of certain marginal female protagonists as they appeared in literature does not coincide with the cognitíve analysis of the general designations women received. Examples of Medieval and Renaissance English women show how they were viewed both as heroines and despised creatures. This second...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Country: | España |
| Repository: | accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/4208 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/4208 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | 550510 Filología 570107 Lengua y literatura |
| Summary: | The image of certain marginal female protagonists as they appeared in literature does not coincide with the cognitíve analysis of the general designations women received. Examples of Medieval and Renaissance English women show how they were viewed both as heroines and despised creatures. This second conception can be clearly seen tiirough the container and animal metaphor (Lakoff and Johnson) used when addressing these women outsiders of their times. |
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