Resistance to Love in Medieval English Romance : Negotiating Consent, Gender, and Desire.

By: Piercy, HannahMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Medieval Romance SeriesPublisher: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Limited, 2023Copyright date: �2023Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (291 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781805431305Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Resistance to Love in Medieval English RomanceOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
Summary: This book explores resistance as a widespread motif in medieval romance to consider themes of consent, gender, and desire in medieval England.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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