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Record Number: 6927 Author(s)/Creator(s): Hayward , Rebecca. Contributor(s): Title: Between the Living and the Dead: Widows as Heroines of Medieval Romances Source: Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages.  Edited by Cindy L. Carlson and Angela Jane Weisl.  St. Martin's Press, 1999.  Pages 221 - 243. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Boccaccio, Giovanni, Author- Filostrato Chasitity in Literature Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet- Troilus and Criseyde Chretien de Troyes, Poet- Yvain Literature- Verse Misogyny in Literature Roman de Thebes, Prose Romance Romance, Literary Genre Widows in Literat Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles;France;Italy Century: 12, 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Rebecca Hayward argues in Between the Living and the Dead: Widows as Heroines of Medieval Romance" that the widowed heroines of the twelfth- century Roman de Thebesand Chretien de Troyes' Yvainwere constructed in opposition to a long-standing literary tra Author's Affiliation: University of Auckland, New Zealand Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0312211368

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