FEMALE DESIRE IN CHAUCER'S LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN AND MIDDLE ENGLISH ROMANCE

Authors : Aslı Nur Önem

Pages : 285-288

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Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :In her book, Female Desire in Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women and Middle English Romance (2020), Allen-Goss discusses the representation of masculinity and femininity in the Middle Ages, exploring the possibility of queer theory and the term \"prosthetic\" (p.20) involved in constructing female desire. She analyzes Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women: Legend of Philomela, Legend of Hipsiphyle and Medea, Legend of Thisbe, Legend of Ariadne and early 15th century Middle English Romances Sowdone of Babylon, Morte D’Arthure, The Squire of Low Degree with an alternative interpretation in terms of gender relations, female desires to investigate even Chaucer might be the one of the first feminists.
Keywords : Chaucer, Ortaçağ Kadını, Romanslar, Kadın Arzusu