num_pages: 207
description: The enclosure of women, whether literally in monastic establishments or socially by marriage and convention, strongly influenced the female subjects and authors of Old English literature. Horner's interesting study examines the restriction of women and the forces that enclosed them in a wide range of texts, including Beowulf , elegies, female lyrics and Saints' Lives. She also looks at the ways in which female heroines, victims and authors could struggle against their lot and examines the relationship between textual and bodily violence.
language: English
title: Discourse of Enclosure: Representing Women in Old English Literature
titlecomplete: Discourse of Enclosure: Representing Women in Old English Literature (Suny Medieval Studies)
genres: Medieval
ratings_count: 15
publisher: State University of New York Press