Ravishing Maidens : Writing Rape in Medieval French Literature and Law.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780812200331
- French literature-To 1500-History and criticism
- Women-Crimes against-France-History-To 1500
- Women and literature-France-History-To 1500
- Women-France-History-Middle Ages, 500-1500
- Rape-France-History-To 1500
- Rape victims in literature
- Sex crimes in literature
- Rape in literature
- Law, Medieval
- France-Social conditions-987-1515
- 840.9/355/0902
- PQ155.W6 -- G7 1991eb
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law -- 1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives -- 2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chrétien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance -- 3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Roman de Renart -- 4. The Game of Rape: Sexual Violence and Social Class in the Pastourelle -- 5. The Complicity of Law and Literature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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