Queer Love in the Middle Ages

2005. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4039-6342-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 195 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 352 g

Reihe: The New Middle Ages

Queer Love in the Middle Ages points out queer themes in the works of the French canon, including Perceval, the Romance of the Rose and the Roman d'Eneas. It brings out less known works that prominently feature same-sex themes: Yde and Olive, a romance with a cross-dressed heroine who marries a princess; and many others. The book combines an interest in contemporary French theory (Kristeva, Barthes, psychoanalysis) with a close reading of medieval texts. It discusses important recent publications in pre-modern queer studies in the US. It is the first major contribution to queer studies in medieval French literature.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loparo, Kenneth A

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction History of Desire, Desire for History: The Queer Cryptology Project Grail Narratives: Castration as a Thematic Site Dissection and Desire: Cross-Dressing and the Fashioning of Lesbian Identity Troy and Theater: Prestigious Spaces for the Representation of Same-Sex Preference Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

ANNA KLOSOWSKA ROBERTS is Assistant Professor of French at Miami University, USA. She is the editor of (1998), and author of numerous articles on Medieval and Renaissance French literature.