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Medieval Romance and the Constructi

Medieval Romance and the Constructi

Paperback

Series: New Middle Ages

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1349371114
ISBN13: 9781349371112
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Nov 8 2015
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This book interrogates our ideas about heterosexuality through examination of medieval romance narratives. Familiar configurations of romantic fiction such as male desire overwhelming feminine reluctance and the aloof masculine hero undone by love derive from this period. This book tests current theories of language and desire through stylistic analysis, examining transitivity choices and speech acts in sexual encounters and conversations in medieval romances. In the context of current preoccupations with gender and sexuality, and consent in rape cases, this study is of interest to scholars investigating language and sexuality as well as those researching and teaching medieval literature and culture.

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