UID:
almafu_9958352447402883
Format:
1 online resource (192 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812202748
Series Statement:
The Middle Ages Series
Content:
"A provocative study of an intriguing subject.... The Romance of Adultery establishes perceptive and tantalizing connections between literature and history while sensibly resisting the teptation to see the former as a reflection of the latter."—Romance Philology.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Abbreviations --
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Introduction: Defining Queenship in Medieval Europe --
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1. Royal Succession and the Queen's Two Bodies --
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2. Royal Sovereignty and the Test of the Queen's Body --
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3. Rumors, Rivalries, and the Queen's Secret Adultery --
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4. Adultery, Illegitimacy, and Royal Maternity --
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5. Seduction, Maternity, and Royal Authority --
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Conclusion: Gendering Sovereignty in Medieval France --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202748
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202748
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202748
