Sodomy, Masculinity and Law in Medieval Literature: France and England, 1050-1230 by William E. Burgwinkle
Sodomy, Masculinity and Law in Medieval Literature: France and England, 1050-1230 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature) by William E. Burgwinkle
English | Aug 16, 2004 | ISBN: 0521839688 | 314 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | Aug 16, 2004 | ISBN: 0521839688 | 314 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
Shedding new light on the representations of masculinity and same-sex desire in medieval literature, William Burgwinkle offers a historical survey of attitudes towards same-sex love during the Middle Ages. His studies of a wide range of texts reveal that medieval attitudes towards sexual preferences were much broader than usually conceded.