La animalización del retrato femenino en el Libro de buen amor

Speakers of English and Spanish often understand gender differences in terms of animal imagery. It is quite common in both languages to come across metaphors presenting women in the guise of chickens, bitches or vixens. Given the cognitive and social force of metaphor in our understanding of the wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: López Rodríguez, Irene
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/110550
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110550
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Animalización
Retrato mujer Libro de Buen Amor
Edad Media
Humanidades
5701.07 Lengua y Literatura
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Sumario:Speakers of English and Spanish often understand gender differences in terms of animal imagery. It is quite common in both languages to come across metaphors presenting women in the guise of chickens, bitches or vixens. Given the cognitive and social force of metaphor in our understanding of the world and of ourselves, such animal images offer a window on the role given to women in our society. In fact, whether in the form of pets, livestock or wild animals, women tend to be seen as inferior and subordinated to men.