Abstract
This work examines some of the most significant philosophical and literary postulates which can be considered as fundamental to the formation of the misogynous tradition in the culture, mentality and literature of Western Europe. Predominantly belonging to the field of philosophy, nevertheless, some of these postulates are in works which distinguish themselves not only due to their philosophical perspective but also because of the formal and stylistic treatment which characterizes the esthetic and literary aspect of such works. One of them are Aristotle’s studies about the woman physiology, where he reduced her role in the procreation to that of prime matter awaiting the forming and moving agency of the male semen. This Aristotelian consideration certainly substantiated an unpleasing equation between woman and matter, which found support in the religious thinking of the Middle Ages. In a comparative and critical manner, the work points out and discusses basilar ideas of the European misogynous tradition by means of a selection and quotation from authors of the ancient world and from medieval religious writing.
Highlights
This work examines some of the most significant philosophical and literary postulates which can be considered as fundamental to the formation of the misogynous tradition in the culture, mentality and literature of Western Europe
Entretanto, mesmo essa imperfeição das partes sexuais da fêmea tem uma função compensatória, advinda da necessidade da natureza, na geração dos animais: Forthwith, the female must have smaller, less perfect testes, and the semen generated in them must be scantier, colder, and wetter
De feitio comparado, examinou a influência disseminadora da fisiologia de Aristóteles em alguns seguidores seus, que se tornaram pilares fundamentais da tradição misógina medieval não só no campo da filosofia religiosa (Santo Anselmo e São Tomás de Aquino), mas também no interessante domínio do conhecimento etimológico, tal qual exposto, de forma ímpar, nas Etymologiae de Santo Isidoro de Sevilha
Summary
This work examines some of the most significant philosophical and literary postulates which can be considered as fundamental to the formation of the misogynous tradition in the culture, mentality and literature of Western Europe.
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