Claustrophilia
The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature
Authors: Howie, C.
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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CARY HOWIE is Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, USA.
- Reviews
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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
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Claustrophilia
- Book Subtitle
- The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature
- Authors
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- C. Howie
- Series Title
- The New Middle Ages
- Copyright
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- Cary Howie
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-60414-8
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230604148
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4039-7197-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-53332-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 196
- Topics
