| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 181 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface vii; Prologue: Marriage Contracts through the Centuries 1; Part I. Chaucer; 1. Rewriting the Marriage Contract: Adultery in the Canterbury Tales 15; 2. Marriage Ceremonies and Property in the Canterbury Tales 28; 3. Extramarital Contracts in the Canterbury Tales 47; 4. The Legacy of the Marriage Contract: Chaucer's Widows 70; Entr'acte: When the Law Changed 93; Part II. Religious and Renaissance Drama; 5. Under Stress: The Marriage Contracts of the Mystery Cycles, and the Trailing Spouse 101; 6. Unlawful Unions on the Renaissance Stage 115. |
| Summary |
''A fine historic exploration of why marriage treatments in literary texts are transformed between the 14th and 16th centuries. ... This volume has the power and evidence--both historic and textual--to revamp our understanding of crucial texts. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Canterbury tales.
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Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey) |
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English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.
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Marriage in literature.
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Marriage in literature. |
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Mysteries and miracle-plays, English -- History and criticism.
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Mysteries and miracle-plays, English. |
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Marriage customs and rites in literature.
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Marriage customs and rites in literature. |
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Prenuptial agreements in literature.
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Prenuptial agreements in literature. |
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Adultery in literature.
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Adultery in literature. |
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Widows in literature.
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Widows in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1100-1600 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jacobs, Kathryn Elisabeth. Marriage contracts from Chaucer to the Renaissance stage. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2001 0813021022 (DLC) 00053663 (OCoLC)45413538 |
| ISBN |
0813031052 (electronic book) |
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9780813031057 (electronic book) |
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9780813021027 |
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0813021022 (alkaline paper) |
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