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Incest and the Medieval Imagination

By Elizabeth Archibald

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2001
ISBN
9780198112099, 0198112092
Open Library ID
OL23132521M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2659437 bytes)
Pages
309\309
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Культурология;История культуры;История европейской

Description

Incest was a social problem in the Middle Ages, and also a popular literary theme. This wide-ranging study is the first survey of medieval incest stories in their cultural context. Did they reflect real life situations? How was incest defined in the Middle Ages? How were classical incest stories treated by medieval writers? Why was incest such a popular motif in the legendary lives of popes and saints, and why was it inserted into the stories of great heroes such as Charlemagne and Arthur?

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