Women and the Medieval Epic

Gender, Genre, and the Limits of Epic Masculinity

von S. Poor, J. Schulman

299 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

These essays explore the place, function and meaning of women as characters, authors, constructs and symbols in Medieval epics from Persia, Spain, France, England, Germany and Scandinavia. Usually believed to narrate the deeds of men at war, this book looks at the key roles often played by women and the impact of this on the history of gender.

• Reihe: The New Middle Ages
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein Antike, Klassik, Mittelalter
• ISBN: 9781403966025
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.06.2007
• Größe: 21.6 x 14 cm
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US