UID:
almafu_9959327662202883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 159 pages) :
,
illustrations, 1 map
ISBN:
9780470777015
,
047077701X
,
9780470776148
,
0470776145
,
9781405100465
,
140510046X
,
9781405100472
,
1405100478
Content:
"Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the thirteenth century through to the present day." "Two recurring themes to emerge from the many retellings and reinterpretations of the legend are voyeurism and medievalism - the projection of contemporary desires back onto the Middle Ages. These form touchstones for discussion in each chapter. The book proceeds in chronological order, each chapter exploring an aspect of the legend which carried special significance for the period in question." "By combining history, literature, art and folklore, this book makes a memorable contribution to our understanding of cultural history, medievalism, and the history of sexuality."--Jacket.
Note:
Godgifu of Mercia --
,
Godiva emerges --
,
Godiva's progress --
,
Peeping Tom --
,
Godiva domesticated --
,
Godiva displayed.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Donoghue, Daniel, 1956- Lady Godiva. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003 ISBN 140510046X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781405100465
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Biographies.
;
Electronic books.
;
Biographies.
;
Electronic books.
;
Biographies.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470776148
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470776148
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470776148
