Assignment task: Reading
Pick two of these web links to read. (See more details under Directions below.)
- The Life of St. Liutberga
- The Goodman of Paris
- Christine de Pizan, excerpts from "City of Ladies"
- Canterbury Tales: Prologue to Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer
Directions:
Choosing two of the readings above, answer the following questions. Focus on creating an argument that is supported with specific evidence from the documents.
- Are there specific expectations placed on women according to the documents?
- How do the women discussed in the documents challenge these expectations?
- Some of the women in these documents were not actual women but allegorical characters, how does the creation of these women allegory a way to challenge social norms?
- How might these documents portray how women negotiated their own space within the expected norms?
When you have completed your response, please respond to another classmate's post with a substantial response.