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Obscene pedagogies : transgressive talk and sexual education in late medieval Britain / Carissa M. Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Carissa M., author.
- Series:
- Cornell scholarship online.
- Cornell scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- Scottish literature--To 1700--History and criticism.
- Scottish 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- As anyone who has read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales knows, Middle English literature is rife with sexually explicit language and situations. Less canonical works can be even more brazen in describing illicit acts of sexual activity and sexual violence. Such scenes and language were not, however, included exclusively for titillation. In 'Obscene Pedagogies', Carissa M. Harris argues instead for obscenity's usefulness in sexual education. She investigates the relationship between obscenity, gender and pedagogy in Middle English and Middle Scots literary texts from 1300 to 1580 to show how sexually explicit and defiantly vulgar speech taught readers and listeners about sexual behaviour and consent.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Pedagogy of Obscenity
- 1. "Felawe Masculinity": Teaching Rape Culture in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- 2. "With a cunt": Obscene Misogyny and Masculine Pedagogical Community in the Middle Scots Flyting
- 3. Pastourelle Encounters: Rape, Consent, and Sexual Negotiation
- 4. Pedagogies of Pleasure: Peer Education in Medieval Women's Songs
- 5. 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
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 6, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 9781501755293
- 1501755293
- 9781501730412
- 150173041X
- OCLC:
- 1066248387
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