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Author Piercy, Hannah.

Title Resistance to Love in Medieval English Romance : Negotiating Consent, Gender, and Desire.

Publication Info. Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, 2023.
©2023.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (291 pages).
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Studies in Medieval Romance Series ; v.25
Studies in Medieval Romance Series.
Note Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Summary This book explores resistance as a widespread motif in medieval romance to consider themes of consent, gender, and desire in medieval England.
Contents Front cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 'Ar ye a knyght and ar no lovear?' Men Who Resist Love -- 2 'But of love to lere': The Proud Lady in Love -- 3 'Ne feolle hit ţe of cunde / To spuse beo me bunde': Resisting Mésalliance -- 4 'What wonder is it thogh she wepte'? Hierarchies of Desire, Race, and Empathy -- 5 'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf'? Resisting Adultery, Resisting Rape Culture -- Conclusion: The Ends of Romance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Volumes Already Published.
Access Open Access EbpS
Subject Romances, English -- History and criticism.
Love in literature.
Roman courtois anglais -- Histoire et critique.
Amour dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
Love in literature. (OCoLC)fst01002808
Romances, English. (OCoLC)fst01099909
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
ISBN 1805431307 (electronic bk.)
9781805431305 (electronic bk.)
9781805431312 (electronic bk.)
1805431315 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. AU@ 000075487254

 
    
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