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Monstrous Women in Middle English Romance [electronic resource] : Representations of Mysterious Female Power
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Urban, Misty.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- Monsters in literature.
- Romances, English--History and criticism.
- Women in literature.
- Romances, English--History and criticism--Middle English, 1100-1500.
- Romances, English.
- English literature--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Local Subjects:
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- Monsters in literature.
- Romances, English--History and criticism.
- Women in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Monstrous Women in Middle English Romance
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study treats the appearance of the monstrous woman in Middle English romance narratives as a self-conscious literary trope that reflects on, and often criticizes, the grounds of philosophical, cultural, and narrative discourse that place women both inside and outside medieval culture, constructing them as Other by biological and social difference yet relying on them for the reproduction and healthy maintenance of the male-governed social order. Building on current monster theory and adding to research on medieval women in literature, this study reclaims the Middle English romance as a sop
- Contents:
- MONSTROUS WOMEN IN MIDDLE ENGLISH ROMANCE: Representations of Mysterious Female Power; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Monsters, Women, and the Work of Romance; Chapter 1 - The Fate of Melusine in England; Chapter 2 - Melusine's Monstrosity; Chapter 3 - The Rehabilitation of Medea; Chapter 4 - Exiled Queens and Monstrous Matriarchs; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-3026-1
- OCLC:
- 818882729
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