Teaching rape in the medieval literature classroom : approaches to difficult texts /

Teachers of medieval literature help students bridge the temporal, contextual and linguistic gulfs between the Middle Ages and the twenty-first century. When episodes involving rape are thrown into the mix, that task becomes even more difficult. The essays in this volume approach these difficult tex...

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Other Authors: Gulley, Alison (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Leeds, UK : Amsterdam University Press ; ARC Humanities Press, [2018]
Series:Teaching the Middle Ages.
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Summary:Teachers of medieval literature help students bridge the temporal, contextual and linguistic gulfs between the Middle Ages and the twenty-first century. When episodes involving rape are thrown into the mix, that task becomes even more difficult. The essays in this volume approach these difficult texts in ways that are both academically and ethically sound, recognizing that students and teachers bring a variety of experiences to the classroom that necessarily color the reception of a given work.
Physical Description:vi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781641890328
1641890320