Allegory and sexual ethics in the High Middle Ages /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Noah D. Guynn.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 218 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
New Middle Ages
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Rhetoric, Evil, and Privation: From Augustine to the "Persecuting Society" -- Sodomy, Courtly Love, and the Birth of Romance: Le roman d'Eneas -- Allegory and Perversion in Alan of Lille's De planctu Naturae -- Authorship and Sexual/Allegorical Violence in Jean de Meun's Roman de la rose.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Guynn offers an innovative new approach to the ethical, cultural, and ideological analysis of medieval allegory. Working between poststructuralism and historical materialism, he considers both the playfulness of allegory (its openness to multiple interpretations and perspectives) and its disciplinary force (the use of rhetoric to naturalize hegemonies and suppress difference and dissent). Ultimately, he argues that both tendencies can be linked to the consolidation of power within ruling class institutions and the persecution of demonized others, notably women and sexual minorities. The book examines a number of centrally canonical works, including the verse romance Eneas, Alan of Lille's De planctu Naturae, The Romance of the Rose, and the Querelle de la Rose.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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Palgrave Macmillan
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303359
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Allegory and sexual ethics in the High Middle Ages.
International Standard Book Number
1403971471
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Alanus,-1202., De planctu naturae.
Jean,approximately 1240-approximately 1305?, Roman de la Rose.