UID:
almafu_9958352339002883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780812200331
Series Statement:
New Cultural Studies
Content:
In this study of sexual violence and rape in French medieval literature and law, Kathryn Gravdal examines an array of famous works never before analyzed in connection with sexual violence. Gravdal demonstrates the variety of techniques through which medieval discourse made rape acceptable: sometimes through humor and aestheticization, sometimes through the use of social and political themes, but especially through the romanticism of rape scenes.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law --
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1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives --
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2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chretien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance --
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3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Roman de Renart --
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4. The Game of Rape: Sexual Violence and Social Class in the Pastourelle --
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5. The Complicity of Law and Literature --
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Conclusion --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812200331
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200331
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200331
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