What Can the Wife of Bath Teach Us About Misogyny Today?
She is the first real woman in English literature…
Bullshit. The Canterbury Tales was commissioned privately by a wealthy lord for his erotic, comedic entertainment. They were written by a MAN. There is nothing “real” about Alisoun of Bath and her five husbands. No one “real” woman in medieval England had five husbands. It is all FANTASY by a man for a man. FICTION. It can teach us NOTHING about misogyny in the 21st century. PERIOD.
