Power of Women
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| [[Image:Lai d' Aristote.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Aristotle and Phyllis, c. [[1485]], from the medieval legend ''[[Lai d' Aristote]]'', illustrated by the [[Master of the Housebook]]]] | [[Image:Lai d' Aristote.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Aristotle and Phyllis, c. [[1485]], from the medieval legend ''[[Lai d' Aristote]]'', illustrated by the [[Master of the Housebook]]]] | ||
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| - | ''[[Power of Women]]'' is a [[theme]], found in literature as well as the visual arts. The '''''[[Lai d' Aristote]]''''' is a famous example. Others include [[Samson and Delilah]], [[Adam being tempted by Eve]], [[Salome and John the Baptist]] and [[Virgil suspended in a basket]]. | + | ''[[Power of Women]]'' is a [[topos]], found in literature as well as the visual arts. The '''''[[Lai d' Aristote]]''''' is a famous example. Others include [[Samson and Delilah]], [[Adam being tempted by Eve]], [[Salome and John the Baptist]] and [[Virgil suspended in a basket]]. |
| It is related to [[antifeminist literature of the Middle Ages]]. | It is related to [[antifeminist literature of the Middle Ages]]. | ||
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Power of Women is a topos, found in literature as well as the visual arts. The Lai d' Aristote is a famous example. Others include Samson and Delilah, Adam being tempted by Eve, Salome and John the Baptist and Virgil suspended in a basket.
It is related to antifeminist literature of the Middle Ages.
See also
- The Power of Women: A Topos in Medieval Art and Literature, Susan L. Smith (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995).
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lucas_van_Leyden#Grote_serie_vrouwenlisten
- Strong and independent women
- Female superiority
- Gynecocracy
- Topos
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