Date of Award
5-16-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS)
Department
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Kate Greenspan
Second Advisor
Marc André Wiesmann
Abstract
This thesis will trace the progression of proto-feminist themes Marie de France and Christine de Pizan use to endorse women's empowerment through gynocentricity and female affectivity. As medieval women writers, both faced many injustices that went along 'with being a woman and a writer. Their solution, as seen in their themes, was for women to bond together to overcome the discrimination that hampered their lives and creativity.
Recommended Citation
Glueck, Teva J., "I Will Help You Carry the Earth on My Shoulders: The Rise of Female Affectivity in Marie de France's Lais and Christine de Pizan's the Book of the City of Ladies" (2009). MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019. 63.
https://creativematter.skidmore.edu/mals_stu_schol/63