Resistance to Love in Medieval English Romance : Negotiating Consent, Gender, and Desire.
Piercy, Hannah.
Resistance to Love in Medieval English Romance : Negotiating Consent, Gender, and Desire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (291 pages) - Studies in Medieval Romance Series ; v.25 . - Studies in Medieval Romance Series .
Front cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 'Ar ye a knyght and ar no lovear?' Men Who Resist Love -- 2 'But of love to lere': The Proud Lady in Love -- 3 'Ne feolle hit �e of cunde / To spuse beo me bunde': Resisting M�esalliance -- 4 'What wonder is it thogh she wepte'? Hierarchies of Desire, Race, and Empathy -- 5 'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf'? Resisting Adultery, Resisting Rape Culture -- Conclusion: The Ends of Romance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Volumes Already Published.
This book explores resistance as a widespread motif in medieval romance to consider themes of consent, gender, and desire in medieval England.
9781805431305
Electronic books.
Resistance to Love in Medieval English Romance : Negotiating Consent, Gender, and Desire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (291 pages) - Studies in Medieval Romance Series ; v.25 . - Studies in Medieval Romance Series .
Front cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 'Ar ye a knyght and ar no lovear?' Men Who Resist Love -- 2 'But of love to lere': The Proud Lady in Love -- 3 'Ne feolle hit �e of cunde / To spuse beo me bunde': Resisting M�esalliance -- 4 'What wonder is it thogh she wepte'? Hierarchies of Desire, Race, and Empathy -- 5 'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf'? Resisting Adultery, Resisting Rape Culture -- Conclusion: The Ends of Romance -- Bibliography -- Index -- Volumes Already Published.
This book explores resistance as a widespread motif in medieval romance to consider themes of consent, gender, and desire in medieval England.
9781805431305
Electronic books.