Gender and Genre in Medieval French Literature (Cambridge Studies in French)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780521022606
Subjects: Literature: History & Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism; Europe; European - French; Medieval; French literature--To 1500--History and criti; French literature--To 1500--History and criticism--Theory, etc; Literary Collections / Continental European; Literary Criticism & Collections / Medieval; Literary Criticism-European - French; European - General
First sentence: Gender is a crucial element in the ideology of the chansons de geste since its ethical system is so exclusively masculine.