Sexual violence and rape in the Middle Ages :: a critical discourse in premodern German and European literature /

Contrary to modern assumptions, sexual violence and rape were treated as severe crimes in the Middle Ages. This book examines the testimony in medieval and early modern German literature and traces the discourse on both aspects from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries. Most comments about ra...

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1. Verfasser: Classen, Albrecht
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin : De Gruyter, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture ; 7.
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Zusammenfassung:Contrary to modern assumptions, sexual violence and rape were treated as severe crimes in the Middle Ages. This book examines the testimony in medieval and early modern German literature and traces the discourse on both aspects from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries. Most comments about rape come from male writers, and medieval literature contains numerous examples of rape scenes which are mostly viewed highly critically. Previous studies on this topic have focused on English, French, and Italian literature, whereas here the emphasis rests on German examples.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 272 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110263381
3110263386
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9781283402781
3110263378
9783110263374
9786613402783
6613402788
ISSN:1864-3396 ;