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Uncertain Refuge: Sanctuary in the Literature of Medieval England

By Elizabeth Allen

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9780812298079
DOI
10.9783/9780812298079
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10004014 bytes)
Pages
376\328
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 19:59:29

Description

Medieval felons could take sanctuary from prosecution in any church, but far from static refuge, sanctuary staged dynamic action, even violence. While sanctuary has usually been analyzed as part of legal history, in Uncertain Refuge Elizabeth Allen explores the symbolic consequences of sanctuary seeking in English literary works.Medieval felons could take sanctuary from prosecution in any church, but far from static refuge, sanctuary staged dynamic action, even violence. While sanctuary has usually been analyzed as part of legal history, in Uncertain Refuge Elizabeth Allen explores the symbolic consequences of sanctuary seeking in English literary works.

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