English Literature A-Level
Anti-feminism and Misogyny
What Anti-feminism and Misogyny means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Anti-feminism and Misogyny
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Medieval misogyny exposed through the dramatic monologue, with Alisoun embodying anti-feminist stereotypes and responding to anti-feminist literature such as Jankyn's book.
Topics that use Anti-feminism and Misogyny
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – The Medieval Period – The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny (Cambridge, 1994) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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