The Epistles on the Romance of the Rose, and other documents in the debate

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Charles Frederick

Contributor:

Christine, de Pisan, 1364?-1431?

Col, Pierre, active 1402

Gerson, Jean, 1363-1429

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Epistles on the Romance of the Rose" by Charles Frederick Ward is a scholarly dissertation written in the early 20th century. The work explores the significant literary and cultural impact of the "Roman de la Rose," a prominent medieval French poem, focusing particularly on the correspondence and criticisms surrounding it, especially those articulated by Christine de Pizan. The text aims to analyze the debates regarding gender and morality that arose from the original poem. The opening of the work introduces the context of the "Roman de la Rose," emphasizing its popularity and influence during the medieval period, along with the ensuing criticisms from contemporary figures such as Christine de Pizan. It outlines the historical backdrop, highlighting Christine's response to the poem, alongside critiques from other scholars, and sets the stage for discussing the debate on women's representation and moral issues stemming from the text. The author acknowledges the contributions of various academics and outlines the structure of the documents included, hinting at a thorough examination of the discourse surrounding this pivotal literary work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Richard Tonsing, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2021-03-05