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File Format | PDF
File Size | 2.53 MB
Pages | 309
Language | English
Category | Social History
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Description: Incest was a
social problem in the Middle Ages, and also a popular literary theme. This
wide-ranging study is the first survey of medieval incest stories in their
cultural context. Did they reflect real life situations? How was incest defined
in the Middle Ages? How were classical incest stories treated by medieval
writers? Why was incest such a popular motif in the legendary lives of popes
and saints, and why was it inserted into the stories of great heroes such as Charlemagne
and Arthur?
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Incest and the Medieval Imagination
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