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Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Medieval literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21) |
 | | While it is true that women in the medieval period were never accorded full equality with men (in fact, misogynist tracts abound, although many sects, such as the Cathars, afforded women greater status and rights), some women were able to use their skill with the written word to gain renown. |
| | Women wrote influential texts in the secular realm as well—reflections on courtly love and society by Marie de France and Christine de Pizan continue to be studied for their glimpses of medieval society. |
| | Yvain: The Knight of the Lion, Chrétien de Troyes |
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