Revenge and Gender in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature

Revenge and Gender in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781474414104
ISBN-13 : 1474414109
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Book Synopsis Revenge and Gender in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature by : Lesel Dawson

Download or read book Revenge and Gender in Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature written by Lesel Dawson and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores a range of literary and historical texts from ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Iceland and medieval and early modern England to provide an understanding of wider historical continuities and discontinuities in representations of gender and revenge.


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