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Record Number: 6752 Author(s)/Creator(s): Burch , Sally L. Contributor(s): Title: Amadas et Ydoine, "Cliges" and the Impediment of Crime [the author uses the attitude of the "Amadas" poet toward adultery to argue that Chrétien may not have intended the marriage of Cliges and Fenice to have been a happy conclusion; instead the marriage of the adulterers may have been an indication of how decadent their society had become]. Source: Forum for Modern Language Studies 36, 2 (April 2000): Pages 185 - 195. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Adultery in Literature Amadas et Ydoine, Anglo-Norman Romance Anglo- Norman Literature Canon Law Chretien de Troyes, Poet- Cliges Literature- Verse Marriage in Literature Sources Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: University College, London. Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00158518

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