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The Genre of Medieval Patience Literature: Development, Duplication, and Gender

R. Waugh

This book examines evolution of medieval patience literature from a focus on male and female sufferers to a focus on female suffers in particular. Using feminist revisions of genre-theory, Waugh analyses the concept of counterfeit consciousness in the works of Margery Kempe and Chaucer among others.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Publish Date: Oct 31st, 2012
  • Pages: 230
  • Language: English
  • Edition: 2012 - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.53in - 0.65lb
  • EAN: 9781349351787
  • Categories: Feminism & Feminist TheoryMedievalGender Studies

About the Author

Robin Waugh is an associate professor of English at Wilfrid Laurier University.