Various modern editing practices can promote a perception of a misogynist Middle Ages well beyond what the original artifacts might support.

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Whether Boccaccio is ultimately misogynous or philogynous, he clearly scrutinizes the conventions of misogyny. This essay explores how Boccaccio explores the misogynous cliché that women share a secret knowledge which they use against the normative knowledge and power of men. In theand theBoccaccio uses his trademark play with voicing to highlight the masculine fear that underlies and generates misogyny as a cultural discourse.

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