Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 6743
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Burch , Sally L.
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  • Title: The Lady, the Lords, and the Priests: The Making and Unmaking of Marriage in "Amadas et Ydoine" [The author emphasizes the authority of the lords in the text to arrange marriages; clergy are clearly subordinates, but Ydoine uses deceit to manage the lords and arrive at her desired end].
  • Source: Reading Medieval Studies 25, ( 1999): Pages 17 - 31.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Amadas et Ydoine, Anglo-Norman Romance Consent Deception in Literature Divorce in Literature Marriage in Literature Women in Literature Ydoine (Literary Figure)
  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 12
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  • Author's Affiliation: University College, London
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  • Year of Publication: 1999.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 09503129
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