| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) |
| Series |
New Middle Ages |
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New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Contents |
Rhetoric, Evil, and Privation: From Augustine to the "Persecuting Society" -- Sodomy, Courtly Love, and the Birth of Romance: Le roman d'Eneas -- Allegory and Perversion in Alan of Lille's De planctu Naturae -- Authorship and Sexual/Allegorical Violence in Jean de Meun's Roman de la rose |
| Summary |
Guynn offers an innovative new approach to the ethical, cultural, and ideological analysis of medieval allegory. Working between poststructuralism and historical materialism, he considers both the playfulness of allegory (its openness to multiple interpretations and perspectives) and its disciplinary force (the use of rhetoric to naturalize hegemonies and suppress difference and dissent). Ultimately, he argues that both tendencies can be linked to the consolidation of power within ruling class institutions and the persecution of demonized others, notably women and sexual minorities. The book examines a number of centrally canonical works, including the verse romance Eneas, Alan of Lille's De planctu Naturae, The Romance of the Rose, and the Querelle de la Rose |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Alanus, de Insulis, -1202. De planctu naturae.
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Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305? Roman de la Rose
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| SUBJECT |
Enéas (Romance) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85033707
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De planctu naturae (Alanus, de Insulis) fast |
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Enéas (Romance) fast |
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Roman de la Rose (Jean, de Meun) fast |
| Subject |
Allegory.
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Sexual ethics in literature.
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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Allegory
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Sexual ethics in literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230603660 |
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0230603661 |
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6611362630 |
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9786611362638 |
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