HIST 332 Chapter reading: Reading Which Writers are to be Read and Not Read
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Reading: which writers are to be read and not. Saint jerome writing to laeta about the instruction of paula said do not let her head anything or speak about anything except for what pertains to the fear of god. A custom has grown up that books in the vernacular are written in a way that can be read by idle men and women. What does a girl have to do with weapons? (it is unbecoming of her) A young woman cannot be of chaste mind if her thoughts are on swords and muscles and strength. This kind of girl is a disgrace to christians and would be an object of shame and hatred to the pagans. Women become addicted to vice through reading. No one has ever liked these books except for people who have never read good books people who have never read good books.
