Daniel Donoghue 
Lady Godiva [PDF ebook] 
A Literary History of the Legend

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This book investigates who Lady Godiva was, how the story of her
naked horseback ride through Coventry arose, and how the whole
Godiva legend has evolved from the thirteenth century through to
the present day.
* * Traces the erotic myth of Lady Godiva back to its medieval
origins.
* Based on scholarly research but written to be accessible to
general readers.
* Combines history, literature, art and folklore.
* Focuses on the twin themes of voyeurism and medievalism.
* Contributes to our understanding of cultural history,
medievalism and the history of sexuality.

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Inhoudsopgave

Acknowledgements.
List of Illustrations.
List of Abbreviations.
Introduction.
1. Godgifu of Mercia.
2. Godiva Emerges.
3. Godiva’s Progress.
4. Peeping Tom.
5. Godiva Domesticated.
6. Godiva Displayed.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.

Over de auteur

Daniel G. Donoghue is Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of Style in Old English Poetry (1987) and co-editor, with Seamus Heaney, of Beowulf: A Verse Translation (2002). He is also the author of the chapter on Lady Godiva in Literary Appropriations of the Anglo-Saxons from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century (eds Donald Scragg and Carole Weinberg, 2000).

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Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 176 ● ISBN 9780470777015 ● Bestandsgrootte 7.5 MB ● Uitgeverij John Wiley & Sons ● Gepubliceerd 2008 ● Editie 1 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2324319 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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