The Medieval Poet as Voyeur
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780521021692
Subjects: Poetry & poets; Poetry, Medieval; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism; Poetry; British Isles; Semiotics & Theory; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism & Collections / Theory; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Literary Criticism-English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism-Semiotics & Theory; Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism; Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism Poetr; History and criticism; Love poetry; Voyeurism in literature
First sentence: Love is a favourite theme of medieval narrative, yet in Western civilization love is a private experience, and one for which, in medieval texts especially, secrecy is often regarded as a prerequisite.