Ravishing Maidens : : Writing Rape in Medieval French Literature and Law / / Kathryn Gravdal.

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• VerfasserIn: Gravdal, Kathryn,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: New Cultural Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law --; 1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives --; 2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chretien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance --; 3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Roman de Renart --; 4. The Game of Rape: Sexual Violence and Social Class in the Pastourelle --; 5. The Complicity of Law and Literature --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780812200331; 9783110413458; 9783110413540; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9780812200331
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kathryn Gravdal.

In this study of sexual violence and rape in French medieval literature and law, Kathryn Gravdal examines an array of famous works never before analyzed in connection with sexual violence. Gravdal demonstrates the variety of techniques through which medieval discourse made rape acceptable: sometimes through humor and aestheticization, sometimes through the use of social and political themes, but especially through the romanticism of rape scenes.