Medieval Romance and the Construction of Heterosexuality (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The New Middle Ages
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	L. Sylvester
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-60278-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-230-60278-9
Barcode:	9780230602786

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