Rape and ravishment in the literature of medieval England
By: Corinne Saunders.
Publisher: D.S. Brewer
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.; Rape in literature.; Rape -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500.; Christian women saints -- Biography -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Women -- Crimes against -- History -- To 1500.; Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500.; Romances, English -- History and criticism.; Sex crimes in literature.; Women in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-336) and index.