An examination of female same-sex desire in Chaucer and medieval romance. In both medieval and modern contexts, women who do not desire men invite awkward silences. Men's dissident sexual practices have been discussed energetically by writers of law and religion, medicine and m…
"Although most modern scholars doubt the historicity of King Arthur, parts of the legend were accepted as fact throughout the Middle Ages. Medieval accounts of the historical Arthur, however, present a very different king from the romances that are widely studied today. Richard …
"Although most modern scholars doubt the historicity of King Arthur, parts of the legend were accepted as fact throughout the Middle Ages. Medieval accounts of the historical Arthur, however, present a very different king from the romances that are widely studied today. Richard …
The essays here reconsider the protean nature of Middle English romance, including the works of Chaucer and Arthurian romances, rarely treated together. The contributors examine both the cultural unity of romance and its many variations, reiterations and reimaginings, including …
Présentation de l'éditeur: "The essays here reconsider the protean nature of Middle English romance. The contributors examine both the cultural unity of romance and its many variations, reiterations and reimaginings, including its contexts and engagements with other discourses a…
New approaches to the everlasting malleability and transformation of medieval romance.
The essays here reconsider the protean nature of Middle English romance, including the works of Chaucer and Arthurian romances, rarely treated together. The contributors examine both the cultural unity of romance and its many variations, reiterations and reimaginings, including …
The essays here reconsider the protean nature of Middle English romance, including the works of Chaucer and Arthurian romances, rarely treated together. The contributors examine both the cultural unity of romance and its many variations, reiterations and reimaginings, including …
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
Of giants: sex, monsters, and the Middle Ages
