Love and War in the Middle English Romances

Love and War in the Middle English Romances
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781512816280
ISBN-13 : 1512816280
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Download or read book Love and War in the Middle English Romances written by Margaret Adlum Gist and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines Middle English romances to determine how accurately they reflect actual medieval attitudes and behavior in their treatment of relationships between the sexes and the theory and practice of warfare.


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