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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Author: Mele Marrero, Margarita
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
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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.