For those focuses on antifeminism or lack thereof within the Canterbury Tales, this book might be an interesting one to take a look at. I only read Chapter 6 titled "Quiting" Eve: Violence Against Women in the Canterbury Tales. According to this book, men looked as women in the medieval era as the offspring of Eve or of evil and were always prepared for them to return to their deceitful ways. Women were seen as deceitful because Eve tempted Adam with the forbidden fruit. God gave Adam the authority to rule over Eve and this chapter states that, because of this, men show violence towards women time and time again within The Canterbury Tales.
We most recently read the Clerk's Tale and it fits perfectly with this idea of violence against women because Griselda is mentally and emotionally tortured by her husband even though she continually proves herself to be patient and true to him.
Check out Chapter 6 and even the rest of the chapters if you would like to!
Roberts, Anna M. Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts. University Press of Florida. 1998.
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