Sexuality and its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature

Sexuality and its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9780230610521
ISBN-13 : 0230610528
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Book Synopsis Sexuality and its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature by : T. Pugh

Download or read book Sexuality and its Queer Discontents in Middle English Literature written by T. Pugh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book exposes the ways in which ostensibly normative sexualities depend upon queerness to shore up their claims of privilege. Through readings of such classic texts as The Canterbury Tales and Eger and Grime , Tison Pugh explains how sexual normativity can often be claimed only after queerness has been rejected.


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