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Archibald, Elizabeth (Senior Lecturer in English, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Bristol)
Incest and the Medieval Imagination
Archibald, Elizabeth (Senior Lecturer in English, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Bristol)
Incest and the Medieval Imagination
Archibald, Elizabeth (Senior Lecturer in English, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Bristol)
This study begins with an account of the development of medieval incest laws and the extent to which they were obeyed, before presenting a survey of classical incest stories. Many were retold in the Middle Ages, but they were frequently adapted to the purposes of Christian moralizers.
312 pages, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 19, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198112099 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 145 × 224 × 21 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |