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Obscene pedagogies : transgressive talk and sexual education in late medieval Britain / Carissa M. Harris.
LIBRA PR275.O27 H37 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Carissa M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Obscene words in literature.
- Sex in literature.
- Misogyny in literature.
- Sex instruction--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Sex instruction.
- Sex role--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Sex role.
- English literature--Middle English.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 285 pages ; 24cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Obscene Pedagogies argues that sexual obscenity was a valuable tool for educating individuals about rape, consent, desire, and pleasure in the Middle Ages as well as in our own time"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the pedagogy of obscenity
- "Felawe masculinity" : teaching rape culture in Chaucer's Canterbury tales
- "With a cunt" : obscene misogyny and masculine pedagogical community in the Middle Scots flyting
- Pastourelle encounters : rape, consent, and sexual negotiation
- Pedagogies of pleasure : peer education in medieval women's songs
- Songs of wantonness : voicing desire in two lyric anthologies
- Conclusion : obscene pedagogies, past and present
- Appendix to Chapter 4 : songs of lusty maidens
- Appendix to Chapter 5 : songs of wantonness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781501730405
- 1501730401
- OCLC:
- 1028883401
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