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Women and Medieval Epic : Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity /

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These essays explore the place, function and meaning of women as characters, authors, constructs and symbols in Medieval epics from Persia, Spain, France, England, Germany and Scandinavia. Usually believed to narrate the deeds of men at war, this book looks at the key roles often played by women and...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Poor, Sara S. (Editor), Schulman, Jana K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:New Middle Ages.
Subjects:
Literature.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Gender Studies.
Medieval Literature.
Classical literature.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature, Medieval.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:These essays explore the place, function and meaning of women as characters, authors, constructs and symbols in Medieval epics from Persia, Spain, France, England, Germany and Scandinavia. Usually believed to narrate the deeds of men at war, this book looks at the key roles often played by women and the impact of this on the history of gender.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 299 pages)
ISBN:9781137066374
DOI:10.1007/978-1-137-06637-4