Elizabeth was fortunate to be born in
the lull flush of Renaissance enthusiasm for education. Women had always been
educated of course, for had not St. Paul said that women were men’s equals in
the possession of a soul But to the old idea that they should be trained in
Christian manners and thought was now added a new purpose: to quicken the spirit
and train them in the craft and eloquence of the classical authors of Greece and
Rome. Critics were not wanting, morbidly obsessed with the weaknesses of the
sex-- its love of novelty and inborn tendency to vice -- to think women
dangerous enough without adding to their subtlety and forwardness; but they were
not able to stem the tide. Henry VII’s mother was one of the first to indicate the new trend. She knew enough French to translate "The Mirror of God f A. they thought women clever and educated enough already. B. they were afraid of clever women and thought they would be badly-behaved. C. women thought they would get bored with education and want to enjoy themselves. D. women were afraid they would not benefit from a good education. 更多"{{B}}TEXT C{{/B}} Eliza"的相关试题: [单项选择] {{B}}TEXT C{{/B}}
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