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Bodytalk: When Women Speak in Old French Literature (New Cultural Studies),Used
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Contemporary feminist readers have argued that old French literary representations of womenfrom the excessively beautiful lady of courtly romance to the lascivious shrew of fabliau and farceare the products of misogynous male imagination and fantasy.In Bodytalk, E. Jane Burns contends that female protagonists in medieval texts authored by men can be heard to talk back against the stereotyped and codified roles that their fictive anatomy is designed to convey. She investigates key moments in which the words of these medieval "women" dissent from and significantly restructure the conceptions of female sexuality, wifely obedience, courtly love, and adultery that are so often used to define and delimit femininity in the French Middle Ages. Burns provides the feminist reader of medieval literature with a strategy for reinterpreting the female body in its stereotyped, fetishized, and fantasized for. Arguing that the gendered body mattters in our reading of female protagonists, she shows how women characters can rewrite, through their attributed speech, the narratives that define and contain them.Bodytalk is an incisive, polemical, sophisticated, and often witty book about the gender issues that are raised by the very presence of female characters in maleauthored texts. It brings recent feminist theory to bear upon the discussion of medieval texts, and contributes significantly to current feminist criticism by offering historically specific accounts of some of the founding moments of western conceptions of love, desire, and sexuality.A volume in the New Cultural Studies series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is 'Bodytalk: When Women Speak in Old French Literature' about? A: 'Bodytalk' explores how female characters in medieval literature authored by men challenge stereotypical roles and narratives around femininity, sexuality, and love.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Bodytalk'? A: The author of 'Bodytalk' is E. Jane Burns, a scholar who provides a feminist perspective on medieval texts.
- Q: What is the genre of this book? A: 'Bodytalk' falls under the category of Criticism & Theory, specifically focusing on feminist literary criticism.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Bodytalk'? A: 'Bodytalk' was published on March 1, 1993.
- Q: How many pages does 'Bodytalk' have? A: 'Bodytalk' contains a total of 304 pages.
- Q: Is 'Bodytalk' a new or used book? A: 'Bodytalk' is listed as a new book in good condition.
- Q: What type of binding does 'Bodytalk' have? A: 'Bodytalk' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: What themes does 'Bodytalk' address? A: 'Bodytalk' addresses themes of female representation, sexuality, power dynamics, and the historical context of women in medieval literature.
- Q: Can 'Bodytalk' be used as a reference for feminist literary studies? A: Yes, 'Bodytalk' provides critical insights and feminist theory that can be valuable for students and scholars in literary studies.
- Q: What series is 'Bodytalk' part of? A: 'Bodytalk' is part of the New Cultural Studies series, which focuses on contemporary cultural issues.