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Claustrophilia: The Erotics of Enclosure in Medieval Literature (New Middle Ages) (Paperback)

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Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude.

About the Author


CARY HOWIE is Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, USA.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781349533329
ISBN-10: 1349533327
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Publication Date: June 8th, 2007
Pages: 196
Language: English
Series: New Middle Ages