The language of abuse : : marital violence in later medieval England / / by Sara M. Butler.
The Language of Abuse provides the first comprehensive examination of marital violence in later medieval England. Drawing from a wide variety of legal and literary sources, this book develops a nuanced perspective of the acceptability of marital violence at a time when social expectations of gender...
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| Superior document: | Later medieval Europe, v. 2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2007. |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Later medieval Europe ;
v. 2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 286 pages) :; illustrations |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Setting the scene: discourses of passivity and violence
- Types and frequency of abuse in the medieval law courts
- Causes of marital tension
- The acceptability of marital violence: six case studies
- Regulating marital violence: the family and the community
- Scolds, personal liability, and marital violence.