Ravishing Maidens: Writing Rape in Medieval French Literature and Law (New Cultural Studies)

Gravdal, Kathryn

ISBN 10: 0812213157 / ISBN 13: 9780812213157

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1991

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First PB Edition, First Printing. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Fine and unmarked. 192pp inc. Notes, Bibliography, Index. 192 p.

Seller Inventory # 039904

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ravishing Maidens: Writing Rape in Medieval French Literature and Law (New Cultural Studies)
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812213157
• ISBN 13: 9780812213157
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First PB Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • Non-Fiction
  • History

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Synopsis

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 through humor and aestheticization, sometimes through the use of social and political themes, but especially through the romanticism of rape scenes.