Misogyny was a big idea in medieval times, that brought across the thought of feminine behavior in women. “Chaucer’s poetry bringing women to life only…killed off, lost or silent, and erased” (Rigby). Feminism is found in every corner of today’s society. The gist of gender inequality is emphasized by modern feminists describing the females and males roles in this world. Feminist literature is found in society expressing the thoughts of women from the view points of men writing about women or feminist writers trying to spread word of their ideas.
First of all,Chaucer(one author that is called a feminist writer) was born sometime in the 1340s into a family of London-based vintners. Chaucer is trying to display women, as people journey for meaning in the world. The …show more content…
But to control the power because the riots of women wanting control, we say okay, women you have a little power that you can use. While all women in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales share the characteristic of being far more independent and verbal than what was to be considered the norm in the Medieval Ages. Women of Chaucer’s time had distinctly matriarchal and feminist view points. “The society in one place is different in another” (Rigby). With anti-feminists being the loudest voice it was hard balance out the levels of misogyny in society. Women’s social status in the world focused them on how to fit in with the world.The Wife of bath is an example of anti-feminism, in medieval context it is the criticism of women rather feminism (Rigby). In the case of Alison; the Wife of Bath, Chaucer did not create her as a mere form of entertainment, but a subtle, yet far reaching tool to help women be seen as something more than property. However, it will be through the imagery, characterization, and dialog used with the Wife of Bath that Chaucer pushes the traditional ideas of what a woman should be during his time and provides an outlet through which to subtly plant the seeds of feminist understandings.
First of all,Chaucer(one author that is called a feminist writer) was born sometime in the 1340s into a family of London-based vintners. Chaucer is trying to display women, as people journey for meaning in the world. The …show more content…
But to control the power because the riots of women wanting control, we say okay, women you have a little power that you can use. While all women in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales share the characteristic of being far more independent and verbal than what was to be considered the norm in the Medieval Ages. Women of Chaucer’s time had distinctly matriarchal and feminist view points. “The society in one place is different in another” (Rigby). With anti-feminists being the loudest voice it was hard balance out the levels of misogyny in society. Women’s social status in the world focused them on how to fit in with the world.The Wife of bath is an example of anti-feminism, in medieval context it is the criticism of women rather feminism (Rigby). In the case of Alison; the Wife of Bath, Chaucer did not create her as a mere form of entertainment, but a subtle, yet far reaching tool to help women be seen as something more than property. However, it will be through the imagery, characterization, and dialog used with the Wife of Bath that Chaucer pushes the traditional ideas of what a woman should be during his time and provides an outlet through which to subtly plant the seeds of feminist understandings.