The Resource Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England, Corinne Saunders
Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England, Corinne Saunders
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- Summary
- This work aims to explore and untangle the theme of rape, and its counterpart ravishment, as they developed within Anglo-French cultural tradition across the thousand years between the disintegration of the classical world and the Renaissance. Medieval writing proves to be far from silent on these issues: this study traces debate and dialogue across intellectual and literary discourses, to place Middle English literary portrayals of rape and ravishment in the context of shifting legal, theological and medical attitudes. Particular emphasis is given to the distinctive legal history of rape in England, as an increased interest in property blurs notions of rape and abduction, and to the rather different concerns of the Church - virginity, chastity, the individual will, the dangers of lust and desire. The study then considers the treatment of rape and ravishment in a range of literary genres: in hagiography, female saints are repeatedly threatened with rape; the stories of Lucretia and Helen underpin legendary history; the acts of rape and ravishment challenge and shape chivalric order in romance; otherworldly rapes result in the conception of romance heroes. The final two chapters examine the ways in which Malory and Chaucer write and rewrite rape and ravishment
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Contents
-
- Legendary History: Lucretia and Helen of Troy
- 5.
- Middle English Romance: Structures of Possession
- 6.
- Malory's Morte Darthur: A Romance Retrospective
- 7.
- 'A Dede of Men': Chaucer's Narrative of Rape
- Introduction: The Contemporary and the Contemporaneous
- 1.
- Secular Law: Rape and Raptus
- 2.
- The Church: Canon Law, Theology and Popular Teaching
- 3.
- The Threat of Rape: Saintly Women
- 4.
- Isbn
- 9780859916103
- Label
- Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England
- Title
- Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England
- Statement of responsibility
- Corinne Saunders
- Subject
-
- Christian hagiography -- History
- Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500
- Christian women saints -- Biography -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
- History
- Rape -- Religious aspects | Christianity | History -- To 1500
- Rape in literature
- Christian hagiography -- England
- Saints in literature
- Sex crimes in literature
- Women -- Crimes against | History -- To 1500
- Women and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500
- Women in literature
- Romances, English -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This work aims to explore and untangle the theme of rape, and its counterpart ravishment, as they developed within Anglo-French cultural tradition across the thousand years between the disintegration of the classical world and the Renaissance. Medieval writing proves to be far from silent on these issues: this study traces debate and dialogue across intellectual and literary discourses, to place Middle English literary portrayals of rape and ravishment in the context of shifting legal, theological and medical attitudes. Particular emphasis is given to the distinctive legal history of rape in England, as an increased interest in property blurs notions of rape and abduction, and to the rather different concerns of the Church - virginity, chastity, the individual will, the dangers of lust and desire. The study then considers the treatment of rape and ravishment in a range of literary genres: in hagiography, female saints are repeatedly threatened with rape; the stories of Lucretia and Helen underpin legendary history; the acts of rape and ravishment challenge and shape chivalric order in romance; otherworldly rapes result in the conception of romance heroes. The final two chapters examine the ways in which Malory and Chaucer write and rewrite rape and ravishment
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Saunders, Corinne J.
- Dewey number
- 820.9/355
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR275.R37
- LC item number
- S28 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- English literature
- Rape in literature
- Rape
- Christian women saints
- Women and literature
- Women
- Christian hagiography
- Romances, English
- Sex crimes in literature
- Women in literature
- Saints in literature
- Christian hagiography
- Christian hagiography
- Label
- Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England, Corinne Saunders
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Legendary History: Lucretia and Helen of Troy
- 5.
- Middle English Romance: Structures of Possession
- 6.
- Malory's Morte Darthur: A Romance Retrospective
- 7.
- 'A Dede of Men': Chaucer's Narrative of Rape
- Introduction: The Contemporary and the Contemporaneous
- 1.
- Secular Law: Rape and Raptus
- 2.
- The Church: Canon Law, Theology and Popular Teaching
- 3.
- The Threat of Rape: Saintly Women
- 4.
- Control code
- 44721021
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9780859916103
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 00058544
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- UMKC: Nichols copy forms part of the Edwin J. Westermann Medieval Studies Collection.
- Label
- Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England, Corinne Saunders
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Legendary History: Lucretia and Helen of Troy
- 5.
- Middle English Romance: Structures of Possession
- 6.
- Malory's Morte Darthur: A Romance Retrospective
- 7.
- 'A Dede of Men': Chaucer's Narrative of Rape
- Introduction: The Contemporary and the Contemporaneous
- 1.
- Secular Law: Rape and Raptus
- 2.
- The Church: Canon Law, Theology and Popular Teaching
- 3.
- The Threat of Rape: Saintly Women
- 4.
- Control code
- 44721021
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9780859916103
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 00058544
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- UMKC: Nichols copy forms part of the Edwin J. Westermann Medieval Studies Collection.
Subject
- Christian hagiography -- History
- Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500
- Christian women saints -- Biography -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
- History
- Rape -- Religious aspects | Christianity | History -- To 1500
- Rape in literature
- Christian hagiography -- England
- Saints in literature
- Sex crimes in literature
- Women -- Crimes against | History -- To 1500
- Women and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500
- Women in literature
- Romances, English -- History and criticism
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