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Author Kennedy, Kathleen E., 1975-

Title Maintenance, meed, and marriage in medieval English literature / Kathleen E. Kennedy
Edition 1st ed
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (185 pages)
Series The new Middle Ages
New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Contents Introducing medieval maintenance -- Maintaining a family -- Attaining women -- Retaining men -- Maintaining justice
Summary Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature deftly interrogates the relationship between lord and man in medieval England. Employing the study of medieval analogies this book is the first to explore how the relationship between lords and retainers was depicted in literature by Chaucer, Gower, Langland, and Lydgate. Kennedy uses close readings and medieval letter collections to provide a documentary look at how lords and men communicated information about their relationships and reveals surprising information about both medieval law and society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-173) and index
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Subject English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
Master and servant in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Support (Domestic relations) -- Great Britain
Master and servant -- Great Britain -- History
Social history -- Medieval, 500-1500.
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
Gender studies, gender groups.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature.
English literature -- Middle English
Literature and society
Marriage in literature
Master and servant
Master and servant in literature
Social history -- Medieval
Support (Domestic relations)
Great Britain
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230621626
0230621627
1282532448
9781282532441
9780230606661
0230606660