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Representing Rape in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
C. Rose
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Description for Representing Rape in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, C.; Robertson, E. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
In thirteen studies of representations of rape in Medieval and Early Modern literature by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Spenser, this volume argues that some form of sexual violence against women serves as a foundation of Western culture. The volume has two purposes: first, to explore the resistance these pervasive representations generate and have generated for readers - especially for the female reader- and second, to explore what these representations tell us about social formations governing the relationships between men and women. More particularly, Rose and Robertson are interested in how representations of rape manifest a given culture's understanding ... Read more
In thirteen studies of representations of rape in Medieval and Early Modern literature by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Spenser, this volume argues that some form of sexual violence against women serves as a foundation of Western culture. The volume has two purposes: first, to explore the resistance these pervasive representations generate and have generated for readers - especially for the female reader- and second, to explore what these representations tell us about social formations governing the relationships between men and women. More particularly, Rose and Robertson are interested in how representations of rape manifest a given culture's understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
The New Middle Ages
Condition
New
Number of Pages
453
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349631162
SKU
V9781349631162
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About C. Rose
CHRISTINE ROSE is Associate Professor of English at Portland State University and has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship. ELIZABETH ROBERTSON is Associate Professor of English at the University of Colorado at Boulder and is founder editor of The Medieval Feminist Newsletter.
Reviews for Representing Rape in Medieval and Early Modern Literature
'Overall the collective intention to address this highly problematic issue of rape from a medieval and early-modern perspective is very laudable, and all authors challenge our traditional understanding of the some of the key texts in Middle English and Old French literature. This provocation proves to be stimulating and will engender future studies of this topic...Elizabeth Robertson and Christine Rose ... Read more