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Record Number: 7655 Author(s)/Creator(s): Sinclair , Finn. Contributor(s): Title: Defending the Castle: Didactic Literature and the Containment of Female Sexuality [three didactic texts, written by and for men, advise that women need to be restrained morally and physically because of their immoderate sexual appetites]. Source: Reading Medieval Studies 22, ( 1996): Pages 5 - 19. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Body Handbooks Literature- Prose Literature- Verse Llull, Ramon, Theologian- Doctrine d'Enfant Philippe de Novara, Author- Quatre Ages de l'Homme Robert de Blois, Poet- Chastoiement des Dames Sexuality in Literature Women's Nature Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Edinburgh Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 09503129

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