A psychoanalytic look at the representation of monsters, giants and masculinity in medieval texts. The phenomenon of giants and giant-slaying appear in various texts from the Anglo-Saxon to late Middle English period, including Beowulf, The Knight and the Lion, History of the Kings of Britain and several of Chaucer's books.
Of Giants: Sex, Monsters, And The Middle Ages (Medieval Cultures)
Brand: Univ Of Minnesota Press
$31.60 - $39.50
- UPC:
- 9780816632176
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 1999-05-01
- Author:
- Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1