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Kathleen E. Kennedy - Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature - 9780230606661 - V9780230606661
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Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature

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Description for Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature Hardback. An exploration of the struggle for authors and other contemporary observers to describe and critique marriage through discussions of the developing notion of an impartial legal profession. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature deftly interrogates the relationship between lord and man in medieval England. Employing the study of medieval analogies this book is the first to explore how the relationship between lords and retainers was depicted in literature by Chaucer, Gower, Langland, and Lydgate. Kennedy uses close readings and medieval letter collections to provide a documentary look at how lords and men communicated information about their relationships and reveals surprising information about both medieval law and society.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230606661
SKU
V9780230606661
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Kathleen E. Kennedy
KATHLEEN E. KENNEDY is Assistant Professor of English at Penn State-Brandywine, USA.

Reviews for Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature
"Kennedy's original study of maintenance is a welcome addition to our understanding of the literature as well as social relations in later medieval England. Drawing on an impressive body of literary and historical sources, Kennedy casts old sources into a new light and gives some lesser known literary works a new importance. What is particularly admirable is her searching and ... Read more

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