Sarah Kay, Women's body of knowledge: epistemology and misogyny in the Romance of the Rose, Framing Medieval Bodies, Manchester, UP, 1994 : p. 211 - 235

Argues that changing attitudes towards the problem of knowledge in 12-13c. troubled the equations between femininity and carnality, and between mind or spirit, which are extensively invoked in classical and patristic writing to justity the subordination of women to men Cité dans IMB 28/1, n° 3087 Mots-clés :Rose (roman de la)//Thème femme//Thème corps//