So I've gotten a few emails regarding the article I presented on (that I forgot to publish on here). It is from The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing book on reserve at the library, but I have a PDF of the chapter if anyone would like it! It focuses on women as a representation of the home. Some of the main points focus on how women were to be a literal representation of the home, even if they were outside of it. They needed to be clothed in "proper" attire, surrounded by servants/maids, and even her speech had to point back to her house. Another interesting point was that the woman was not to travel far from the house which is in contrast with the Wife of Bath's pilgrimages (which she did even while married). A woman outside of the house was seen as a sexual deviant. Also, a woman located next to a window was seen as a sexual object because she was flaunting herself as outside of her home- which is also interesting when considering the Canterbury Tales and how the lover (or criminal) comes to the window.
Salih, Sarah. "At Home; Out of House". The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing.
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