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964673
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b719043
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Jacobs, Kathryn Elisabeth.
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| Title & Author
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Marriage contracts from Chaucer to the Renaissance stage /\ Kathryn Jacobs.
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| Publication Statement
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Gainesville :: University Press of Florida,, ©2001.
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1 online resource (viii, 181 pages)
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| ISBN
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0813031052
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: 9780813031057
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0813021022
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9780813021027
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index.
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| Contents
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Table of Contents; Preface vii; Prologue: Marriage Contracts through the Centuries 1; Part I. Chaucer; 1. Rewriting the Marriage Contract: Adultery in the Canterbury Tales 15; 2. Marriage Ceremonies and Property in the Canterbury Tales 28; 3. Extramarital Contracts in the Canterbury Tales 47; 4. The Legacy of the Marriage Contract: Chaucer's Widows 70; Entr'acte: When the Law Changed 93; Part II. Religious and Renaissance Drama; 5. Under Stress: The Marriage Contracts of the Mystery Cycles, and the Trailing Spouse 101; 6. Unlawful Unions on the Renaissance Stage 115.
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| Abstract
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''A fine historic exploration of why marriage treatments in literary texts are transformed between the 14th and 16th centuries. ... This volume has the power and evidence--both historic and textual--to revamp our understanding of crucial texts.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey,-1400., Canterbury tales.
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Adultery in literature.
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English drama-- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600-- History and criticism.
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English literature-- Middle English, 1100-1500-- History and criticism.
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Marriage customs and rites in literature.
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Marriage in literature.
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Mysteries and miracle-plays, English-- History and criticism.
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Prenuptial agreements in literature.
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Widows in literature.
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Adultery in literature.
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English drama-- Early modern and Elizabethan.
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English literature-- Middle English.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- European-- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Marriage customs and rites in literature.
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Marriage in literature.
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Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.
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Prenuptial agreements in literature.
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Widows in literature.
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Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
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| Dewey Classification
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820.9/3543
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| LC Classification
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PR275.M3J33 2001eb
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