Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-37401-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 185 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

Reihe: The New Middle Ages

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kennedy, K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introducing Medieval Maintenance Maintaining a Family Attaining Women Retaining Men Maintaining Justice

Über Autor(innen)

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