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Sodomy, masculinity, and law in medieval literature : France and England, 1050-1230 /

This book offers a historical survey of attitudes towards same-sex love during the centuries that gave us the Plantagenet court of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, courtly love, and Arthurian lore. Though mosts texts of the period denounce sodomy, this book shows how some also endorse it.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burgwinkle, William E., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Colección:Cambridge studies in medieval literature.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part. I. Locating sodomy
  • Locating sodomy
  • Imagining sodomy
  • Part. II. Confronting sodomy
  • Making Perceval: double-binding and siéges périlleux
  • Queering the Celts: Marie de France and the men who don't marry
  • Writing the self: Alain de Lille's De planctu naturae
  • Conclusion.