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UNINA9910778980403321 |
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Autore |
Gravdal Kathryn |
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Titolo |
Ravishing maidens : writing rape in medieval French literature and law / / Kathryn Gravdal |
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Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-21081-9 |
9786613210814 |
0-8122-0033-0 |
0-585-17262-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 192 pages) |
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Collana |
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New cultural studies series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism |
Women - Crimes against - France - History - To 1500 |
Women and literature - France - History - To 1500 |
Women - France - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500 |
Rape - France - History - To 1500 |
Rape victims in literature |
Sex crimes in literature |
Rape in literature |
Law, Medieval |
France Social conditions 987-1515 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Second paperback printing 1995. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-187) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law -- 1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives -- 2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chretien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance -- 3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Roman de Renart -- 4. The Game of Rape: Sexual Violence and Social Class in the Pastourelle -- 5. The Complicity of Law and Literature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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