Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Abbreviations vii
5. Author’s Note viii
6. Introduction: The Origins of Female Desire 1
7. 1. The Silencing of Female Desire in the ‘Legend of Philomela’ 35
8. 2. The Traumatised Narrative of the Alliterative Morte Arthure 61
9. 3. ‘As Matter Appetiteth Form’: Desire and Reciprocation in the ‘Legend of Hipsiphyle and Medea’ 83
10. 4. Stony Femininity and the Limits of Desire in The Sowdone of Babylon 111
11. 5. Veiled Interpretations and Architectures of Desire in the ‘Legend of Thisbe’ and the ‘Legend of Ariadne’ 141
12. 6. Opening Mechanisms, Enclosing Desire: The Erotic Aesthetics of Undo Your Door 165
13. Conclusion: The Ends of Desire 187
14. Bibliography 197
15. Index 219