Gender and Genre in Medieval French Literature

Autori

• Simon Gaunt

Serie

• Cambridge Studies in French

Parametri

• 382 pagine
• 14 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Narrativa
• Prosa storica
• Storia
• Sulla letteratura

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

This study analyzes the interplay of ideology and gender in Old French and Occitan literature across five genres, including chansons de geste and courtly romance. Simon Gaunt offers fresh interpretations of both famous and lesser-known texts, using contemporary feminist theory to explore constructions of masculinity and femininity in medieval literature.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

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