Medieval English wardship in romance and law
By: Noël James Menuge.
Publisher: D.S. Brewer
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.; Guardian and ward in literature.; Romances, English -- History and criticism.; Guardian and ward -- Great Britain.; Law, Medieval.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Wardship and the Ideological Father: Exploring Meanings; title: and Contexts; title: Using Gamelyn to understand Glanvill; title: 2. The Matter of Inheritance: Conflicts and Resolutions; title: Historical interpretations; title: Gamelyn and the issue of waste; title: The composite heir: Gamelyn as diabolical (ohan) and as; title: desirable (Ore); title: 3. The Ward as Outlaw: Symbolising Infancy; title: A voice crying in the wilderness; title: Ileralding the dispossessed; title: 4. Female Wards and Marriage: A Question of Consent; title: 5. Controlling Behaviour: Mothers as Guardians; title: Afterword; title: Bibliography; title: Index.