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1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law 1
- 1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives 21
- 2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chretien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance 42
- 3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Roman de Renart 72
- 4. The Game of Rape: Sexual Violence and Social Class in the Pastourelle 104
- 5. The Complicity of Law and Literature 122
- Conclusion 141
- Notes 145
- Bibliography 177
- Index 189
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law 1
- 1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives 21
- 2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chretien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance 42
- 3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Roman de Renart 72
- 4. The Game of Rape: Sexual Violence and Social Class in the Pastourelle 104
- 5. The Complicity of Law and Literature 122
- Conclusion 141
- Notes 145
- Bibliography 177
- Index 189