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Obscene pedagogies : transgressive talk and sexual education in late medieval Britain
- Title
- Obscene pedagogies : transgressive talk and sexual education in late medieval Britain / Carissa M. Harris.
- Author
- Harris, Carissa M.
- Publication
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 285 pages; 24cm
- Summary
- "Obscene Pedagogies argues that sexual obscenity was a valuable tool for educating individuals about rape, consent, desire, and pleasure in the Middle Ages as well as in our own time"--
- Subject
- To 1500
- English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
- Obscene words in literature
- Sex in literature
- Misogyny in literature
- Sex instruction > Great Britain > History > To 1500
- Sex role > Great Britain > History > To 1500
- English literature > Middle English
- Sex instruction
- Sex role
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the pedagogy of obscenity -- "Felawe masculinity" : teaching rape culture in Chaucer's Canterbury tales -- "With a cunt" : obscene misogyny and masculine pedagogical community in the Middle Scots flyting -- Pastourelle encounters : rape, consent, and sexual negotiation -- Pedagogies of pleasure : peer education in medieval women's songs -- Songs of wantonness : voicing desire in two lyric anthologies -- Conclusion : obscene pedagogies, past and present -- Appendix to Chapter 4 : songs of lusty maidens -- Appendix to Chapter 5 : songs of wantonness.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-1914
- ISBN
- 9781501730405
- 1501730401
- LCCN
- 2018022917
- OCLC
- 1028883401
- Author
- Harris, Carissa M., author.
- Title
- Obscene pedagogies : transgressive talk and sexual education in late medieval Britain / Carissa M. Harris.
- Publisher
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-1914