Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love

This book deals with  misogyny that it is neither a corresponding negative generalization about men (which culturally would not produce the same effect) nor the love ofall women (a pretense that is merely another form of misogyny), but something on the order of a perception of women as individuals, or the avoidance of general statements such as "Woman is ..." or "Women are ...."