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Record Number: 10052 Author(s)/Creator(s): Salisbury , Eve. Contributor(s): Title: Chaucer's "Wife," the Law, and the Middle English Breton Lays [The author argues that Chaucer's Wife and the Breton lays address legal questions and loopholes concerning rape and marriage, commenting on and reinforcing the laws of both ecclesiastical and secular counts. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Domestic Violence in Medieval Texts.  Edited by Eve Salisbury, Georgiana Donavin, and Merrall Llewelyn Price.  University Press of Florida, 2002.  Pages 73 - 93. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Canon Law Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Wife of Bath's Prologue Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Canterbury Tales- Wife of Bath's Tale Lais, Literary Genre Law Literature- Verse Rape Rape in Literature Romance, Literary Genre Wife Abuse Wife Abuse in Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Western Michigan University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2002. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0813024420

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