Ravishing Maidens

Ravishing Maidens
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9780812200331
ISBN-13 : 0812200330
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Book Synopsis Ravishing Maidens by : Kathryn Gravdal

Download or read book Ravishing Maidens written by Kathryn Gravdal and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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