Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

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1. Record Number: 4254
Author(s): Galloway, Andrew.
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Title : Word-Play and Political Satire: Solving the Riddle of the Text of "Jezebel" [The author suggests that "Jezebel" is a political satire against Cnut and his concubine, Aelfgifu, and was written at the Norman court].

Source: Medium Aevum , 68., 2 ( 1999): Pages 189 - 208.
Year of Publication: 1999.

2. Record Number: 9457
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Title : A Note on “Jezebel” and “Semiramis,” Two Latin Norman Poems from the Early Eleventh Century [These two Latin poems, written in Normandy, are about ancient queens commonly associated with wantonness, adultery, and idolatry throughout the Middle Ages. The dialog form of “Semiramis” suggests it be viewed as a drama that satirizes an event that took place in 1017: Emma’s abduction by King Cnut. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Journal of Medieval Latin , 2., ( 1992): Pages 18 - 24.
Year of Publication: 1992.