Medieval Go-Betweens and Chaucer's Pandarus

by Gretchen Mieszkowski

This book offers a compelling portrayal of two contrasting figures who bring couples together for romantic love or sex: elegant aristocrats who serve idealized consensual lovers, and ancient crones who capture women for a price. Via a sweeping tour of 45 medieval works from three centuries--Latin comedies, fabliaux, romances, the Roman de la rose, the Book of Good Love, and many others-Mieszkowski reveals a previously unsuspected dimension of Chaucer's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140396341X
• ISBN13: 9781403963413
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.4"