Abstract
An examination of the expression of male love in a range of vernacular texts, chansons de geste and romance, contrasted with the homo-erotic tradition of Latin love lyric. The implications of this study for our understanding of historical situations were then examined.
Translated title of the contribution | The Medieval Couple and the Language of Homosociality |
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Original language | English |
Title of host publication | Masculinity in Medieval Europe |
Editors | D.M. Headley |
Publisher | Longman |
Pages | 214 - 237 |
Number of pages | 23 |
ISBN (Print) | 0582316456 |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |