Rape And Ravishment In The Literature Of Medieval England
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| Author | : Corinne J. Saunders |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780859916103 |
"The study then considers the treatment of rape and ravishment in a range of literary genres: in hagiography, female saints are repeatedly threatened with rape; the stories of Lucretia and Helen underpin legendary history; the acts of rape and ravishment challenge and shape chivalric order in romance; otherworldly rapes result in the conception of romance heroes. The final two chapters examine the ways in which Malory and Chaucer write and rewrite rape and ravishment."--BOOK JACKET.
| Author | : Anna Roberts |
| Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2018-10-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0813063701 |
This volume brings together specialists from different areas of medieval literary study to focus on the role of habits of thought in shaping attitudes toward women during the Middle Ages. The essays range from Old English literature to the Spanish Inquisition and encompass such genres as romance, chronicles, hagiography, and legal documents.
| Author | : C. Rose |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2016-04-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1137104481 |
In thirteen studies of representations of rape in Medieval and Early Modern literature by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Spenser, this volume argues that some form of sexual violence against women serves as a foundation of Western culture. The volume has two purposes: first, to explore the resistance these pervasive representations generate and have generated for readers - especially for the female reader- and second, to explore what these representations tell us about social formations governing the relationships between men and women. More particularly, Rose and Robertson are interested in how representations of rape manifest a given culture's understanding of the female subject in society.
| Author | : Corinne Saunders |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 704 |
| Release | : 2010-02-12 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781444319101 |
A Companion to Medieval Poetry presents a series oforiginal essays from leading literary scholars that explore Englishpoetry from the Anglo-Saxon period up to the15th century. Organised into three parts to echo the chronological andstylistic divisions between the Anglo-Saxon, Middle English andPost-Chaucerian periods, each section is introduced with contextualessays, providing a valuable introduction to the society andculture of the time Combines a general discussion of genres of medieval poetry,with specific consideration of texts and authors, includingBeowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Chaucer,Gower and Langland Features original essays by eminent scholars, including AndyOrchard, Carl Schmidt, Douglas Gray, and BarryWindeatt, who present a range of theoretical,historical, and cultural approaches to reading medieval poetry, aswell as offering close analysis of individual texts andtraditions
| Author | : S. Edwards |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-01-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781137364814 |
From devotional literature to political narratives, medieval texts propose that sexual violence victims have privileged moral, ethical, and spiritual insight. This book explores these discourses of survival in a wide range of medieval English texts, including letters of spiritual advice, legal cases, romances, and legendary histories.
| Author | : Corinne J. Saunders |
| Publisher | : DS Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780859918435 |
Essays consider the variety of responses to warfare and combat in medieval literature.
| Author | : Beverly Kennedy |
| Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0859913546 |
`A lucid and rich analysis eminently suited to students at undergraduate and graduate levels.' CHOICEBeverley Kennedy puts Malory's concern with knighthood at the very heart of the Morte Darthur. She identifies three types of knight: the Heroic (Gawain), the Worshipful (Tristram and Arthur), and the True (Lancelot, Gareth and the Grail Knights), and argues that this knightly typology creates the thematic unity of the Morte Darthur. It also allows Malory to develop two quite different contexts, one pragmatic and political, the other religious and providential, within which the reader may judge why Arthur's reign ended in catastrophe.BEVERLEY KENNEDY is Professor of English at Marianopolis College, Canada.
| Author | : Corinne Saunders |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 584 |
| Release | : 2008-04-15 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0470999160 |
Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readers Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples
| Author | : J. Wade |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 367 |
| Release | : 2011-05-23 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0230119158 |
This is the first book to construct a theoretical framework that not only introduces a new way of reading romance writing at large, but more specifically that generates useful critical readings of the specific functions of fairies in individual romance texts.
| Author | : Ian Mortimer |
| Publisher | : Rosetta Books |
| Total Pages | : 999 |
| Release | : 2014-02-22 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0795335466 |
A look at the brutal, brilliant fourteenth-century ruler, by the bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England. Holding power for over fifty years starting in 1327, Edward III was one of England’s most influential kings—and one who shaped the course of English history. Revered as one of the country’s most illustrious leaders for centuries, he was also a usurper and a warmonger who ordered his uncle beheaded. A brutal man, to be sure, but a brilliant one. Noted historian Ian Mortimer offers the first comprehensive look at the life of Edward III. The Perfect King was often the instigator of his own drama, but he also overthrew tyrannous guardians as a teenager and ushered in a period of chivalric ideals. Mortimer traces how Edward’s reforms made feudal England a thriving, sophisticated country and one of Europe’s major military powers. Ideal for anyone fascinated by medieval history, this lively book provides new insight into Edward III’s lasting influence on the justice system, artistic traditions, language, and architecture of the country. “The most remarkable medieval historian of our time.” —The Times (London)
