Incest and the medieval imagination /

This study offers a survey of medieval incest stories, their genesis and purpose. Medieval society held an open debate on the subject, even though the church was vigorously opposed to incest and conceived a complex legal framework to control it.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Archibald, Elizabeth, 1951-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Incest in literature. Literature, Medieval > History and criticism. Inceste dans la littérature. Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique. Incest in literature Literature, Medieval Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book