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OverviewMaintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature deftly interrogates the relationship between lord and man in medieval England. Employing the study of medieval analogies this book is the first to explore how the relationship between lords and retainers was depicted in literature by Chaucer, Gower, Langland, and Lydgate. Kennedy uses close readings and medieval letter collections to provide a documentary look at how lords and men communicated information about their relationships and reveals surprising information about both medieval law and society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: K. KennedyPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2009 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781349374014ISBN 10: 1349374016 Pages: 185 Publication Date: 08 November 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsKennedy's original study of maintenance is a welcome addition to our understanding of the literature as well as social relations in later medieval England. Drawing on an impressive body of literary and historical sources, Kennedy casts old sources into a new light and gives some lesser known literary works a new importance. What is particularly admirable is her searching and subtle consideration of the myriad forms of dependence and social doubt that underlay the notions and practices of maintenance by law and service. She helps us to see the durability of social dependence as well as its historically specific weight as it bore down on women and men, the law as well as literature. Maintenance, Meed, and Marriage in Medieval English Literature will engage both students of literature and historians and should stimulate new lines of debate on the nature of medieval social practices and their associated legal frameworks. - David Gary Shaw, Professor of History, Wesleyan University Author InformationKATHLEEN E. KENNEDY is Assistant Professor of English at Penn State-Brandywine, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |