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

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burgwinkle, William E., 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval literature.
Subjects:
Homosexuality in literature.
Sodomy in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Homosexuality > Europe > History.
Sodomy > Europe > History.
Homosexualité dans la littérature.
Sodomie dans la littérature.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
Homosexualité > Europe > Histoire.
Sodomie > Europe > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gay & Lesbian.
Homosexuality
Homosexuality in literature
Literature, Medieval
Masculinity in literature
Sodomy
Sodomy in literature
Homoseksualiteit.
Mannelijkheid.
Ridders.
Recht.
Letterkunde.
Europe
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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