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Record Number: 2809 Author(s)/Creator(s): Solterer , Helen. Contributor(s): Title: Figures of Female Militancy in Medieval France [The article discusses the sexual dimensions of medieval tournaments, and shows that the gender roles enforced by chivalry do not change much when women are represented as warriors and combatants. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source URL: Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society (Full Text via JSTOR) 16, 3 (Spring 1991): 522-549. Link Info target = '_blank'>Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society (Full Text via JSTOR) 16, 3 (Spring 1991): 522-549. Link Info Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Chivalry Chretien de Troyes, Poet- Lancelot ou le Chevalier a la Charrete Gender Literature- Verse Pierre Gencien, Poet Sexuality Tournaments Tournoiement des Dames, Poem Women in Active Roles in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Duke University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1991. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00979740 0

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