Intertextual Masculinity In French Renaissance Literature: Rabelais, Brantome, And The Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles

Presents an analysis of normative masculinity in a specific corpus from pre-modern Europe. This text presents a set of questions: Why were early modern readers fascinated by the figure of cuckold? What was his relation to the real world of sexual behavior and gender relations? And, What effect did he have on construction of actual masculinities?

• | By (Author): David P. Laguardia
• | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 28, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 262 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0754662160
• | ISBN-13: 9780754662167