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Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature (New Middle Ages)
Cary Howie
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Description for Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature (New Middle Ages)
Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.
Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403971975
SKU
V9781403971975
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Ref
99-15
About Cary Howie
CARY HOWIE is Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, USA.
Reviews for Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature (New Middle Ages)
'...this is an engaging, provocative work, in which some dazzling and eclectic readings come together in a riot of queer bodies, spaces and associations, exploring the medieval canon from a fascinating angle and inviting academics to reflect on their own place and attachments.' - Miranda Griffin, French Studies ' ...radient, entrancing... a scholary review.' Chicago Journals