The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain: The Arcipreste de Talavera and the Spill (Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature)

The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain was originally published in 1997. It examines the medical underpinnings of two major misogynist works from fifteenth-century Iberia: Alonso de Martnezs Arcipreste de Talavera and Jacme Roigs Spill. Michael Solomon argues that these works gain their persuasive force by linking concerns over health and illness with mens behaviour towards women. Solomon shows how the demonization of women in medieval society was more than a cultural phenomenon; it was a legitimate aspect of the healing arts, considered vital to the well-being of men.

Author: Michael Solomon

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 232

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2010-08-05