Reading Rape in Medieval Literature

Author / Editor
Sylvester, Louise.

Title
Reading Rape in Medieval Literature

Published
Studies in Medievalism 10: 120-35, 1998.

Description
Reviews scholarship on the case of Chaucer and Cecilia Chaumpaigne, focusing on the meaning of raptus. Discusses recent treatments of rape as trope and explores its social and legal implications in medieval texts.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Life.
Language and Word Studies.