Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 7372
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Kay , Sarah.
  • Contributor(s):
  • Title: Contesting "Romance Influence": The Poetics of the Gift [analyzes the figure of the Saracen princess in later "chansons de geste" ; aspects discussed are: the individual versus the political, sexual and gender identities, marriage as exchange, and the irony of control].
  • Source: Comparative Literature Studies 32, 2 ( 1995): Pages 320 - 341.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Anthropology Chansons de Geste, Literary Genre Gender in Literature Literature- Verse Princesses in Literature Romance, Literary Genre Saracens in Literature Women in Literature
  • Award Note:
  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 12-13
  • Primary Evidence:
  • Illustrations:
  • Table:
  • Abstract:
  • Related Resources:
  • Author's Affiliation: University of Cambridge
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1995.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00104132