Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 2510
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Haddad , Gabriel.
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  • Title: Richeut: A Translation [The author briefly discusses the old French text "Richeut," a poem concerning the prostitute named in the title and her son, Samson, a pimp, whom she outwits. Richeut is characterized as a greedy cheat who ruins every man she meets. The author's English translation follows his discussion. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Comitatus 22, ( 1991): Pages 1 - 29.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article;Translation
  • Subject (See Also): Literature-Verse Misogyny Prostitutes in Literature Richeut, Old French Fabliau Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 12
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  • Author's Affiliation: Columbia University [doctoral candidate]
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  • Year of Publication: 1991.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00696412