Queer Love in the Middle Ages

by Anna Klosowska

Queer Love in the Middle Ages points out queer themes in the works of the French canon, including Perceval, Romance of the Rose, and Roman d'Eneas. It brings out less known works that prominently feature same-sex themes: Yde and Olive, a romance with a cross-dressed heroine who marries a princess; and many others. The book combines an interest in contemporary French theory (Kristeva, Barthes, psychoanalysis) with a close reading of medieval texts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403963428
• ISBN13: 9781403963420
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.5"