Daniel Donoghue

Lady Godiva (eBook, PDF)

A Literary History of the Legend

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470777015
• Artikelnr.: 38184998

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Rezensionen

"There is much of interest in this unpretenious, historicallygrounded and thoughtful book[...]For those seeking ways ofexploring the new discipline of medievalism, that is, how themedieval past is viewed, guiltily or otherwise, by successive eras- Daniel Donoghue's study offers an inspiring model of clarity andcogency." Times Literary Supplement

"Intelligent yet entertaining, this text will appeal to readersinterested in folklore, literature, history, and pop culture. [...]Highly recommended." Choice

"Donoghue's history of Lady Godiva is a luxurious, gratifyingread - one feels upon finishing it that one has become quite theexpert on this slightly naughty topic![...] Donoghue's writingstyle is upbeat and enjoyably irreverent, conveying hs personalenthusiasm for a subject which he has obviously researchedexhaustively and conscientiously." Journal of Medieval andRenaissance Studies