Reader week 4

Question 1

Clerical misogyny

Answer 1

women are seen as temptresses/seductresses who lead men astray from godly obedience and devotion (eve and the apple)
associates women with carnal appetite
convenient forgetfulness in women’s role of spreading Jesus’ word
male fears about sexuality are projected onto women

Question 2

2 accounts of women coming into existence in Genesis

Answer 2

1. god creates both sexes concurrently (subjected to cultural amnesia)
2. male primary, female secondary

Question 3

misogyny linked to language

Answer 3

‘women have no permission to talk’ b/c we would lead men astray
but we could talk in an ‘evangelical and didactic role’

Question 4

Romance (genre)

Answer 4

primarily narrative and recreational
usually portray an aristocratic feudal world [an idealistic feudal society and its relationships]
Largest group consists of Arthurian Legends

Question 5

Three ‘matters’ of romance

Answer 5

1. Matter of France (Charlemagne and his court)
2. Matter of Rome (trojan war)
3. Matter of Britain (arthurian romances)

Question 6

Breton Lays

Answer 6

also romances set in England
were probably oral narratives
popular after Marie de France
Franklin’s Tale