Feminist Readings in Middle English Literature
Title | Feminist Readings in Middle English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Ruth Evans |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2005-08-04 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1134931808 |
This volume, designed with the student reader in mind, is an indispensable blend of key essays in the field with specially commissioned new material by feminist scholars from the UK and the US. It includes a diversity of texts and feminist approaches, a substantial and very illuminating introduction by the editors, and an annotated list of Further Reading, offering preliminary guidance to the reader approaching the topic of gender and medieval literature for the first time. Works and writers covered include: * Chaucer * Margery Kempe * Christine de Pisan * The Katherine group of Saints' Lives * Langland's Piers Plowman * Medieval cycle drama Students of both medieval and feminist literature will find this an essential work for study and reference.
New Readings on Women in Old English Literature
Title | New Readings on Women in Old English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Damico |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1990-04-22 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780253205476 |
Re-examines a critical tradition unchallenged since the 19th century. The 20 essays reassess the place of women in Anglo-Saxon culture as demonstrated by the laws, works by women, and the depiction of them in the standard Old English canon of literature (Beowulf, Alfred, Wulfstan, et al.) Categories include the historical record, sexuality and folklore, language and gender characterization, and several deconstructions of stereotypes. Paper edition (unseen), $14.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Class and Gender in Early English Literature
Title | Class and Gender in Early English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Britton J. Harwood |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780253208583 |
"[The essays] focus on class and gender not only sheds new light on old texts but also stretches the boundaries of the critical modus operandi which is often applied to such literature." --Women's Studies Network (UK) Association Newsletter These dramatic new readings of Old and Middle English texts explore the rich theoretical territory at the intersection of class and gender, and highlight the interplay of the critic, methodology, and the medieval text.
Feminizing Chaucer
Title | Feminizing Chaucer PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Mann |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0859916138 |
An investigation of Chaucer's thinking about women, assessed in the light of developments in feminist criticism. Women are a major subject of Chaucer's writings, and their place in his work has attracted much recent critical attention. Feminizing Chaucer investigates Chaucer's thinking about women, and re-assesses it in the light of developments in feminist criticism. It explores Chaucer's handling of gender issues, of power roles, of misogynist stereotypes and the writer's responsibility for perpetuating them, and the complex meshing of activity and passivityin human experience. Mann argues that the traditionally 'female' virtues of patience and pity are central to Chaucer's moral ethos, and that this necessitates a reformulation of ideal masculinity. First published [as Geoffrey Chaucer] in the series 'Feminist Readings', this new edition includes a new chapter, 'Wife-Swapping in Medieval Literature'. The references and bibliography have been updated, and a new preface surveys publications in the field over the last decade. JILL MANN is currently Notre Dame Professor of English, University of Notre Dame.
Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts
Title | Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Roberts |
Publisher | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2018-10-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0813063701 |
This volume brings together specialists from different areas of medieval literary study to focus on the role of habits of thought in shaping attitudes toward women during the Middle Ages. The essays range from Old English literature to the Spanish Inquisition and encompass such genres as romance, chronicles, hagiography, and legal documents.
Middle English Literature
Title | Middle English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Dalrymple |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2008-04-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 047075544X |
Middle English is a student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature. A student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature. Brings together extracts from some of the major authorities in the field. Introduces readers to different critical approaches to key Middle English texts. Treats a wide range of Middle English texts, including The Owl and the Nightingale, The Canterbury Tales and Morte d’Arthur. Organized around key critical concerns, such as authorship, genre, and textual form. Each critical concern can be used as the basis for one week’s work in a semester-long course. Enables readers to forge new connections between different approaches.
Medieval English Literature
Title | Medieval English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Fannon |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2015-12-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1137469609 |
This volume brings together a wide range of original, scholarly essays on key figures and topics in medieval literature by leading academics. The volume examines the major authors such as Chaucer, Langland and the Gawain Poet, and covers key topics in medieval literature, including gender, class, courtly and popular culture, and religion. The volume seeks to provide a fresh and stimulating guide to medieval literature.