UID:
almafu_9960120027102883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 224 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78204-165-6
Content:
Late medieval English society placed great weight on the practices of primogeniture, patrilineal descent, and patriarchal government, and the significance of the father had cultural resonance beyond the rule of law. Yet despite a burgeoning interest in both the family and gender, "the father" has to date received little attention from medievalists. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of the "fictions" of fatherhood, the ideological constructs that underpinned late medieval conceptions of fathers and patriarchy. Its focus on gentry and mercantile readers and writers also offers new insights into the literary culture of late medieval England by considering how texts were produced and received within gentry and bourgeois communities, and demonstrates the ability of texts to not only reflect but also shape hegemonic norms and cultural anxieties. Through close examination of late medieval letters and romances, It shows how the father was the dominant figure not only of medieval domestic life, but also of the medieval imagination. Dr Rachel Moss is Lecturer in Medieval History, Faculty of History, University of Oxford.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Fictions of Fatherhood; 1 Situating Fathers: The Cultural Context; 2 Becoming a Father, Becoming a Man; 3 Fathers and Sons; 4 Fathers and Daughters; 5 False Fathers?; Conclusion: Beyond Fatherhood; Appendix I: Gentry and Merchant Families; Appendix II: Romance Summaries; Bibliography; Index; Backcover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84384-358-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
DOI:
10.1515/9781782041658
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