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E. Jane Burns
In Bodytalk, E. Jane Burns contends that female protagonists in medieval texts authored by men can be heard to talk back against the stereotyped and codified roles that their fictive…
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In the later Middle Ages, clothing was used to mark religious, military, and chivalric orders. This book explores the representation of this material culture in the literary texts, and other…
E. Jane Burns argues that literary portraits of medieval heroines who produce and decorate silk cloth or otherwise manipulate items of silk outline a metaphorical geography that includes northern France…
Essays using feminist approaches to offer fresh insights into aspects of the texts and the material culture of the middle ages.
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Raises the issues of species and gender in tandem, asking readers to consider more fully what happens to gender in medieval representations of nonhuman embodiment.
The Story of Merlin follows Arthur’s career (and Merlin’s part in it) as he is designated king by the magical sign of the Sword in the Stone, triumphs over his…
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A celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of Nancy Freeman Regalado in the field of medieval French literature.
The question of what medieval courtliness was, both as a literary influence and as a historical reality , is debated in this volume.
