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Claustrophilia : The Erotics Of Enclosure In Medieval Literature /

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Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howie, Cary (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
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.
History of Medieval Europe.
Medieval Literature.
Religious Studies, general.
Sociology, general.
Classical literature.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature, Medieval.
Religion.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Europe > History-476-1492.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9780230604148
DOI:10.1057/9780230604148