Affections of the Mind
Subtitle: The Politics of Sacramental Marriage in Late Medieval English Literature
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: October 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780268034054
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Medieval; England; English literature; History; History and criticism; Marriage; Marriage in literature; Middle English, 1100-1500; Political aspects; To 1500
Description: 'Affections of the Mind' argues that a politicised negotiation of issues of authority in the institution of marriage can be found in late medieval England, where an emergent middle class used a sacramental model of marriage to exploit contradictions within medieval theology and social hierachy.