Lady Godiva : a literary history of a legend /
"Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the thirteenth century through to the pres...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the thirteenth century through to the present day." "Two recurring themes to emerge from the many retellings and reinterpretations of the legend are voyeurism and medievalism - the projection of contemporary desires back onto the Middle Ages. These form touchstones for discussion in each chapter. The book proceeds in chronological order, each chapter exploring an aspect of the legend which carried special significance for the period in question." "By combining history, literature, art and folklore, this book makes a memorable contribution to our understanding of cultural history, medievalism, and the history of sexuality."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 159 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-154) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470777015 047077701X 9780470776148 0470776145 9781405100465 140510046X 9781405100472 1405100478 |