Sodomy, Masculinity and Law in Medieval Literature France and England, 1050-1230 |
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| Author:
| Burgwinkle, William E. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-11858-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a historical survey of attitudes towards same-sex love during the centuries that gave us the Plantagenet court of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, courtly love, and Arthurian lore. Though mosts texts of the period denounce sodomy, this book shows how some also endorse it, however inadvertently.
This book offers a historical survey of attitudes towards same-sex love during the centuries that gave us the Plantagenet court of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, courtly love, and Arthurian lore. Though mosts texts of the period denounce sodomy, this book shows how some also endorse it, however inadvertently.