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Fatherhood and its Representations in Middle English Texts
Rachel E. Moss
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Description for Fatherhood and its Representations in Middle English Texts
Hardback. The figure and role of the late-medieval father is reappraised through a close reading of a range of documents from the period, including both letters and romances. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
The figure and role of the late-medieval father is reappraised through a close reading of a range of documents from the period, including both letters and romances. Late medieval English society placed great weight on the practices of primogeniture, patrilineal descent, and patriarchal government, and the significance of the father had cultural resonance beyond the rule of law. Yet despite aburgeoning interest in both the family and gender, "the father" has to date received little attention from medievalists. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of the "fictions" of fatherhood, the ideological constructs that underpinned late medieval ... Read more
The figure and role of the late-medieval father is reappraised through a close reading of a range of documents from the period, including both letters and romances. Late medieval English society placed great weight on the practices of primogeniture, patrilineal descent, and patriarchal government, and the significance of the father had cultural resonance beyond the rule of law. Yet despite aburgeoning interest in both the family and gender, "the father" has to date received little attention from medievalists. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of the "fictions" of fatherhood, the ideological constructs that underpinned late medieval ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843580
SKU
V9781843843580
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Reviews for Fatherhood and its Representations in Middle English Texts
A convincing and welcome book that will profit anyone interested in European family history, romances, letters, English gentry, literature, or masculinity.
MEDIEVAL REVIEW
I enjoyed Moss's respective analyses of the letters and of the romances; she deftly handles a wide variety of sources and certainly demonstrates her abilities as a literary critic and an historian.
SPECULUM
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MEDIEVAL REVIEW
I enjoyed Moss's respective analyses of the letters and of the romances; she deftly handles a wide variety of sources and certainly demonstrates her abilities as a literary critic and an historian.
SPECULUM
... Read more