1. The anti-antifeminist Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales
... energetic affection of humanity. Yow lovers axe I now this questioun: Who hath the worse, Arcite or Palamoun? That oon may seen his lady day by day, But in prison he moot dwelle alway; That oother wher hym list may ride or go, But seen his lady shal he nevere mo. Now demeth as yow liste, ye that kan, For I wol telle ... into two categories including the angel-like and the shrewish. The former embodies the virtuous Mary, while the later represents the seductive Eve. First of all, the value judgment is a moot point, since it comes from the contemporary male-defined values deep-rooted in t...
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