Marriage contracts from Chaucer to the Renaissance stage /

''A fine historic exploration of why marriage treatments in literary texts are transformed between the 14th and 16th centuries. ... This volume has the power and evidence--both historic and textual--to revamp our understanding of crucial texts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobs, Kathryn Elisabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2001.
Temas:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Canterbury tales.
Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
1100-1600
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Marriage in literature.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English > History and criticism.
Marriage customs and rites in literature.
Prenuptial agreements in literature.
Adultery in literature.
Widows in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Mariage dans la littérature.
Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Mystères et miracles anglais > Histoire et critique.
Veuves dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan.
English literature > Middle English.
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Preface vii; Prologue: Marriage Contracts through the Centuries 1; Part I. Chaucer; 1. Rewriting the Marriage Contract: Adultery in the Canterbury Tales 15; 2. Marriage Ceremonies and Property in the Canterbury Tales 28; 3. Extramarital Contracts in the Canterbury Tales 47; 4. The Legacy of the Marriage Contract: Chaucer's Widows 70; Entr'acte: When the Law Changed 93; Part II. Religious and Renaissance Drama; 5. Under Stress: The Marriage Contracts of the Mystery Cycles, and the Trailing Spouse 101; 6. Unlawful Unions on the Renaissance Stage 115.

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