Treason : medieval and early modern adultery, betrayal, and shame / edited by Larissa Tracy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tracy, Larissa, 1974- editor.

Series:

Explorations in medieval culture ; v 10.

Explorations in medieval culture, 2352-0299 ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Treason--Social aspects--Europe--History.

Treason.

Adultery--Europe--History.

Adultery.

Betrayal--Europe--History.

Betrayal.

Shame--Europe--History.

Shame.

History.

Social aspects.

Europe--History--476-1492.

Europe.

Europe--History--1492-.

Europe--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Europe--Intellectual life.

Intellectual life.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 412 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

"The willingness to betray one's country, one's people, one's family--to commit treason and foreswear loyalty to one entity by giving it to another--is a difficult concept for many people to comprehend. Yet, societies have grappled with treason for centuries; the motivations, implications, and consequences are rarely clear cut and are often subjective. Set against the framework of modern political concerns, Treason: Medieval and Early Modern Adultery, Betrayal, and Shame considers the various forms of treachery in a variety of sources, including literature, historical chronicles, and material culture creating a complex portrait of the development of this high crime. Larissa Tracy artfully brings together younger critics as well as seasoned scholars in a compelling and topical conversation on treason"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The shameful business of betrayal and treason / Larissa Tracy

Wiglaf's sword : the coming of the state / Frank Battaglia

In sickness and in health : the Boethian narrative of the two Geralds of Brecon / Sarah J. Sprouse

Treasonous and dishonorable conduct : the private dimension of treason and chivalric reform in late medieval Florence / Peter Sposato

Royal punishment and reconciliation in Trastamara Castile / Samuel A. Claussen

"A somewhat too cruel vengeance was taken for the blood of the slain" : royal punishment of rebels, traitors, and political enemies in medieval Scotland, c. 1100-c. 1250 / Iain A. MacInnes

Revolt in heaven : Lucifer's treason in Genesis B / Daniel Thomas

Blessed betrayal : the opportunity of treachery in Anglo-Latin ecclesiastical texts / Sally Shockro

Legal ramifications of ordeals and treason in Morant und Galie / Tina Boyer

Religious identity, loyalty, and treason in the Cycle du Roi / Ana Grinberg

Traitors respond : English Catholic polemical strategies against accusations of treason at the end of the sixteenth century / Freddy C. Dominguez

Treason and deception in late medieval German romances and novels Konigin Sibille, Melusine, and Malagis / Albrecht Classen

Treacherous women at King Arthur's court : punishment and shame / Inna Matyushina

Treason and the feast in Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur / Melissa Ridley Elmes

'Tis fearful sleeping in a serpent's bed' : Arden of Faversham and the threat of the petty traitor / Dianne Berg

The spatial configuration of shame in La Princesse de Cleves / Susan Small

Conclusion: The shame game, from Guinevere to Cersei : adultery, treason, and betrayal / Larissa Tracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Treason

ISBN:

9789004400245

9004400249

OCLC:

1085781674