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Debate of the Romance of the Rose - The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe Author: In 1401, Christine de Pizan (1365?1430?), one of the most renowned and prolific woman writers of the Middle Ages, wrote a letter to the provost of Lille criticizing the highly popular and widely read Romance of the Rose for its blatant and unwarranted misogynistic depictions of women. The debate that ensued, over not only the merits of th... more »
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