Women Readers and the Ideology of Gender in Old French Verse Romance

Women Readers and the Ideology of Gender in Old French Verse Romance
ISBN-10
052161936X
ISBN-13
9780521619363
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
2005-02-17
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Roberta L. Krueger

Description

This study challenges the view that all courtly literature promoted the social status of women. Unlike previous books which focused on knights, it starts from the perspective of the woman reader/listener. Using reader-response theory, feminist criticism and recent historical studies, it suggests that romances taught gender roles, often inviting readers to criticise and resist them.

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