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Marriage contracts from Chaucer to the Renaissance stage
- Title
- Marriage contracts from Chaucer to the Renaissance stage / Kathryn Jacobs.
- Author
- Jacobs, Kathryn Elisabeth, 1957-
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | PR275.M3 J33 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 181 pages; 23 cm
- Subject
- Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
- Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
- 1100-1600
- English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
- Marriage in literature
- English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism
- Mysteries and miracle-plays, English > History and criticism
- Marriage customs and rites in literature
- Prenuptial agreements in literature
- Adultery in literature
- Widows in literature
- English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
- English literature > Middle English
- Mysteries and miracle-plays, English
- Ehevertrag
- Englisch
- Literatur
- Geschichte 1140-1753
- England
- Englisch
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-174) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Marriage contracts through the centuries -- Rewriting the marriage contract: adultery in the Canterbury tales -- Marriage ceremonies and property in the Canterbury tales -- Extramarital contracts in the Canterbury tales -- The legacy of the marriage contract: Chaucer's widows -- Entr' acte: when the law changed -- Under stress: the marriage contracts in the mystery cycles, and the trailing spouse -- Unlawful unions on the renaissance stage -- Remarrying widows on the renaissance stage.
- ISBN
- 0813021022
- 9780813021027
- LCCN
- 00053663
- OCLC
- ocm45413538
- 45413538
- SCSB-1247766
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library