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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
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1995.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00104132