The Genre of Medieval Patience Literature Development, Duplication, and Gender
Description
This book examines evolution of medieval patience literature from a focus on male and female sufferers to a focus on female suffers in particular. Using feminist revisions of genre-theory, Waugh analyses the concept of counterfeit consciousness in the works of Margery Kempe and Chaucer among others.
Keywords
Literary CriticismMedievalSocial ScienceGender StudiesFeminism & Feminist TheoryAncient & ClassicalLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2012Book
Author(s)Robin Waugh
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230391864
LanguageEnglish
