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A review by apalershadeofwhite
The Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
5.0
I very much enjoyed reading 'The Lais of Marie de France'! I find the narration to be very interesting because of its first person and use of "I"; you don't see this a lot in historical tales. Also, it was very refreshing to see some Welsh tales in there!
One thing that did tick me off a bit was the fact that all the women say they are not equal to the men and not fit for them because they are not worthy. It's sort of giving into the idea that women should be grateful for any man to want them and that they are inferior. This is a common theme in historical literature though, so I'm not surprised by it.
One thing that did tick me off a bit was the fact that all the women say they are not equal to the men and not fit for them because they are not worthy. It's sort of giving into the idea that women should be grateful for any man to want them and that they are inferior. This is a common theme in historical literature though, so I'm not surprised by it.