Ravishing maidens : writing rape in medieval French literature and law /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia] :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
1991
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| Series: | New cultural studies series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 192 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-187) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780585172620 0585172625 9780812200331 0812200330 9786613210814 6613210811 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2023). |
