Ravishing maidens : writing rape in medieval French literature and law /

In this study of sexual violence and rape in French medieval literature and law, Kathryn Gravdal examines an array of famous works never before analyzed in connection with sexual violence. Gravdal demonstrates the variety of techniques through which medieval discourse made rape acceptable: sometimes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gravdal, Kathryn (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: [Philadelphia] : University of Pennsylvania Press [1991]
Series:New cultural studies series.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt3fhdm5