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An examination of the erotic in medieval literature which includes
articles on the role of clothing and nudity, the tension between
eroticism and transgression and religion and the erotic. This
volume examines the erotic in the literature of medieval Britain,
primarily in Middle English, but also in Latin, Welsh and Old
French. Seeking to discover the nature of the erotic and how it
differs from modern erotics, thecontributors address topics such as
the Wife of Bath's opinions on marital eroticism, the role of
clothing and nudity, the tension between eroticism and
transgression, the interplay between religion and the erotic, and
the hedonistic horrors of the cannibalistic Giant of Mont St
Michel. Amanda Hopkins teaches in the Department of English and
Comparative Literary Studies and the department of French at the
University of Warwick. Cory James Rushton is in the Department of
English at St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Contributors: Anthony Bale, Jane Bliss, Michael Cichon, Thomas H.
Crofts III, Alex Davis, Kristina Hildebrand, Amanda Hopkins,Simon
Meecham-Jones, Sue Niebrzydowski, Margaret Robson, Robert Rouse,
Cory James Rushton, Corinne Saunders.
An examination of the erotic in medieval literature which includes
articles on the role of clothing and nudity, the tension between
eroticism and transgression and religion and the erotic. This
volume examines the erotic in the literature of medieval Britain,
primarily in Middle English, but also in Latin, Welsh and Old
French. Seeking to discover the nature of the erotic and how it
differs from modern erotics, thecontributors address topics such as
the Wife of Bath's opinions on marital eroticism, the role of
clothing and nudity, the tension between eroticism and
transgression, the interplay between religion and the erotic, and
the hedonistic horrors of the cannibalistic Giant of Mont St
Michel. Contributors: ALEX DAVIS, SIMON MEECHAM-JONES, JANE BLISS,
SUE NIEBRZYDOWSKI, KRISTINA HILDEBRAND, ANTHONY BALE, CORY JAMES
RUSHTON, CORINNE SAUNDERS, AMANDA HOPKINS, ROBERT ROUSE, MARGARET
ROBSON, THOMAS H. CROFTS III, MICHAEL CICHON. AMANDA HOPKINS
teaches in the department of English and Comparative Literary
Studies and the department of French at the University of Warwick;
CORY RUSHTON is in the Department of English at St. Francis Xavier
University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A survey of the significance of names, or their absence, in
medieval English, French, and Anglo-Norman romance. Naming and
namelessness are among the major themes of medieval romance.
Because the genre is so difficult to define, scholars have viewed
romance as containing a critical number of themes; this book treats
naming as a major themeof romance, and furthermore examines
romance's relationship with contemporary naming-theory. A new
genre, it is able to play with naming in a way that previously
established genres are not. The book begins with a discussion of
the medieval background to romance, and explores a series of
naming-patterns found across a broad range of texts. It continues
with detailed analysis of twenty-one romances [in English, French,
and Anglo-Norman, from 1130 to 1500], to show how naming-themes are
treated differently in each, and to demonstrate the importance of
name as a generic marker. Finally, an appendix provides details of
each romance's context, together with indications for further
research. JANE BLISS is an independent scholar; she gained her PhD
from Oxford Brookes University.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ The Peril Of Oliver Sargent Edgar Janes Bliss C. L. Webster
& Co., 1891 Fiction; General; Fiction / General; Fiction /
Literary
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