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Love cures : healing and love magic in old French romance /

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"Examines literary portrayals of women who practice healing and love magic, and argues that these figures were modeled on informally trained practitioners common in the magico-medical paradigm of the high Middle Ages, and were well-respected and successful"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Doggett, Laine E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2009]
Series:Penn State Romance studies.
Subjects:
Healing in literature.
Love in literature.
Magic in literature.
Women healers in literature.
French literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Romances > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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