The New Middle Ages: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature

Howie, C.

Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-06-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403971975

DOI: 10.1057/9780230604148

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 196