Significant others aspects of deviance and difference in premodern court cultures / edited by Zita Eva Rohr and Jonathan W. Spangler.
| Other author | Rohr, Zita Eva. |
| Other author | Spangler, Jonathan, 1971- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | xv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Significant others (Routledge (Firm)) |
| Contents | Significant others : aspects of deviance and difference in premodern court cultures : tales of the unexpected? / Zita Eva Rohr and Jonathan Spangler -- The other Middle Ages : cultural memory and alterity in Guy Gavriel Kay's Lions of Al-Rassan / Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun -- Journeying through (an)other world : the role of magic and transformational otherness in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Dalicia Raymond -- Alter-egos : Mediterranean agents negotiating identity at the dawn of the Franco-Ottoman alliance / Susan Broomhall -- The role of court Jews as dhimmis and as influential agents of Moroccan sultans / Fatima Rhorchi -- 'Othering' the ultimate insider : the Queen of France / Tracy Adams and Christine Adams -- 'Normalising' Louis XIV's natural daughters : from bastardy to princeliness (1666-1749) / Flavie Leroux -- Pivot to piety : a sexual scandal at Versailles, 1682, and the evolution of perceptions of male same-sex behaviour at the Court of Louis XIV / Jonathan Spangler. |
| Abstract | "Significant Others explores the transformative possibilities of alterity or otherness and offers concrete case studies that provide a greater understanding and nuance with regard to aspects of deviance and difference in premodern court cultures. With a cross-disciplinary approach, this collection of essays will be a valuable resource for all students and scholars interested in the diverse aspects and contexts of premodern 'others'"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021007430 |
| ISBN | 9780367903459 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780367903442 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |