The Romance of Adultery : Queenship and Sexual Transgression in Old French Literature.
Title:
The Romance of Adultery : Queenship and Sexual Transgression in Old French Literature.
Author:
McCracken, Peggy.
ISBN:
9780812202748
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (239 pages)
Series:
The Middle Ages Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Defining Queenship in Medieval Europe -- Chapter 1. Royal Succession and the Queen's Two Bodies -- Chapter 2. Royal Sovereignty and the Test of the Queen's Body -- Chapter 3. Rumors, Rivalries, and the Queen's Secret Adultery -- Chapter 4. Adultery, Illegitimacy, and Royal Maternity -- Chapter 5. Seduction, Maternity, and Royal Authority -- Conclusion: Gendering Sovereignty in Medieval France -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
"A provocative study of an intriguing subject. . . . The Romance of Adultery establishes perceptive and tantalizing connections between literature and history while sensibly resisting the teptation to see the former as a reflection of the latter."-Romance Philology.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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