{"product_id":"medieval-romance-and-the-construction-l-sylvester-9780230602786","title":"Medieval Romance and the Construction of Heterosexuality","description":"This book interrogates our ideas about heterosexuality through examination of medieval romance narratives. Familiar configurations of romantic fiction such as male desire overwhelming feminine reluctance and the aloof masculine hero undone by love derive from this period. This book tests current theories of language and desire through stylistic analysis, examining transitivity choices and speech acts in sexual encounters and conversations in medieval romances. In the context of current preoccupations with gender and sexuality, and consent in rape cases, this study is of interest to scholars investigating language and sexuality as well as those researching and teaching medieval literature and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. Sylvester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0230602789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780230602786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 5.58w x 0.81d","brand":"L. Sylvester","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420790538495,"sku":"9780230602786","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b09cac90-5a24-45e4-92a2-fa7106cdecf6.jpg?v=1761526377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medieval-romance-and-the-construction-l-sylvester-9780230602786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}