Molestiae nuptiarum and the Yahwist creation -- Early Christianity and the estheticization of gender -- "Devil's gateway" and "Bride of Christ" -- Poetics of virginity -- Old French lay and the myriad modes of male indiscretion -- Love lyric and the paradox of perfection -- Heiresses and dowagers: the power of women to dispose
Analysis
Women Social conditions History
Notes
Spine title: Medieval misogyny & the invention of Western romantic love
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index
