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VIOLENCE IN MEDIEVAL COURTLY LITERATURE
A CASEBOOK |
| By: |
Albrecht Classen |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415762693 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415762694 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
10 June, 2014 |
| Series: |
Garland Medieval Casebooks |
| Pages: |
358 |
| Description: |
Although courtly literature is often associated with chivalry and the idyllic life, the essays in this volume show that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature had a dark side marked by the problems of rejection, mistrust, rape, and domestic violence. |
| Synopsis: |
Although courtly literature is often associated with a chivalrous and idyllic life, the fifteen original essays in this collection demonstrate that the quest for love in the world of medieval courtly literature was underpinned by violence. Lovers were rejected, mistrust ruled, rape was a rampant problem, and marriage was often characterized by brutality. Albrecht Classen brings together an outstanding group of historical, cultural, and literary scholars in this volume to investigate the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising unions of love and violence in courtly medieval literature. |
| Illustrations: |
10 black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
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