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Palgrave Macmillan

Claustrophilia

The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature

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  • © 2007

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Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.

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'...this is an engaging, provocative work, in which some dazzling and eclectic readings come together in a riot of queer bodies, spaces and associations, exploring the medieval canon from a fascinating angle and inviting academics to reflect on their own place and attachments.' - Miranda Griffin, French Studies

' ...radient, entrancing... a scholary review.' Chicago Journals

About the author

CARY HOWIE is Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, USA.

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