334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume investigates the state of same-sex relations in later medieval England, drawing on a remarkably rich array of primary sources from the period that include legal documents, artworks, theological treatises, and poetry. Tom Linkinen uses those sources to build a framework of medieval condemnations of same-sex intimacy and desire and then shows how same-sex sexuality reflected - and was... Read more
Introduction, I. Framing condemnations: Sodomy, sin against nature, and crime II. Silencing the unmentionable vice III. Stigmatising with same-sex sexuality IV. Sharing disgust and fear V. Sharing laughter VI. Framing possibilities: Silences, friendships, and deepest love, Conclusions, Bibliography
Biography
Tom Linkinen is at the Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
