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The Arrow of Love: Optics, Gender, and Subjectivity in Medieval Love Poetry
Dana E. Stewart
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hardcover. The Arrow of Love examines visual encounters in medieval lyrics, exploring the ways in which poets employed contemporary optical theory both to revitalize classic topoi, such as Cupid's arrow, and to construct and develop subjectivities and gender roles. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
The Arrow of Love examines visual encounters in medieval lyrics, exploring the ways in which poets employed contemporary optical theory both to revitalize classic topoi, such as Cupid's arrow, and to construct and develop subjectivities and gender roles. In the unconfessed or unrequited love that is so frequently the focus of medieval lyrics, an exchange of glances is often the primary contact between the lover and the beloved. As medieval poets sought new ways to describe visual interactions, many turned to the rapidly growing field of optical theory, which offered not only an array of images and metaphors but also ... Read more
The Arrow of Love examines visual encounters in medieval lyrics, exploring the ways in which poets employed contemporary optical theory both to revitalize classic topoi, such as Cupid's arrow, and to construct and develop subjectivities and gender roles. In the unconfessed or unrequited love that is so frequently the focus of medieval lyrics, an exchange of glances is often the primary contact between the lover and the beloved. As medieval poets sought new ways to describe visual interactions, many turned to the rapidly growing field of optical theory, which offered not only an array of images and metaphors but also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611481396
SKU
V9781611481396
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99-15
About Dana E. Stewart
Dana E. Stewart earned her B.A. in French from the University of Southern California and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Italian from Stanford. She is currently Associate Professor of Italian, Acting Faculty Director of Women's Studies, and Fellow of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her research and teaching interests ... Read more
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