03640nam 2200853 a 450 991045496030332120211015011745.01-283-21081-997866132108140-8122-0033-00-585-17262-510.9783/9780812200331(CKB)111004368588908(OCoLC)44963651(CaPaEBR)ebrary10491863(SSID)ssj0000232760(PQKBManifestationID)11239604(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232760(PQKBWorkID)10219387(PQKB)10734172(MiAaPQ)EBC3441406(MdBmJHUP)muse3184(DE-B1597)448891(OCoLC)979577487(DE-B1597)9780812200331(Au-PeEL)EBL3441406(CaPaEBR)ebr10491863(CaONFJC)MIL321081(EXLCZ)9911100436858890819901206d1991 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRavishing maidens[electronic resource] writing rape in medieval French literature and law /Kathryn GravdalPhiladelphia University of Pennsylvania Pressc19911 online resource (204 p.)New cultural studies seriesSecond paperback printing 1995.0-8122-1315-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-187) and index.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 --IndexIn 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.New cultural studies series.French literatureTo 1500History and criticismWomenCrimes againstFranceHistoryTo 1500Women and literatureFranceHistoryTo 1500WomenFranceHistoryMiddle Ages, 500-1500RapeFranceHistoryTo 1500Rape victims in literatureSex crimes in literatureRape in literatureLaw, MedievalFranceSocial conditions987-1515Electronic books.French literatureHistory and criticism.WomenCrimes againstHistoryWomen and literatureHistoryWomenHistoryRapeHistoryRape victims in literature.Sex crimes in literature.Rape in literature.Law, Medieval.840.9/355/0902Gravdal Kathryn1054642MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454960303321Ravishing maidens2487440UNINA