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Record Number: 7535 Author(s)/Creator(s): Robertson , Elizabeth. Contributor(s): Title: Public Bodies and Psychic Domains: Rape, Consent, and Female Subjectivity in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde" Source: Representing Rape in Medieval and Early Modern Literature.  Edited by Elizabeth Robertson and Christine M. Rose.  The New Middle Ages Series. Palgrave, 2001.  Pages 281 - 310. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Troilus and Criseyde Consent Criseyde (Literary Figure) Helena (Literary Figure) Literature- Verse Lucretia (Ancient Figure)Rape in Literature Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Using two classical literary heroines as models, the essay explores how rape, in its various historical meanings, shapes the indeterminate subjectivity of Geoffrey Chaucer's Criseyde. [Reproduced by permission of Palgrave]. Related Resources: Elizabeth Robertson, in "Public Bodies and Psychic Domains: Rape, Consent, and Female Subjectivity in Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde,'"emphasizes the complexity of Chaucer's understanding of the problem of female consent, but her concerns are rat Author's Affiliation: University of Colorado, Boulder Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2001. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0312236484

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