In thirteen studies of representations of rape in Medieval and Early Modern literature by such authors as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Spenser, this volume argues t

A study of the impossibilities of adequately representing rape from the victim's perspective in the early modern period. It considers a variety of materials - v

Contrary to modern assumptions, sexual violence and rape were treated as severe crimes in the Middle Ages. This book examines the testimony in medieval and earl

Centering on the difficult and important subject of medieval rape culture, this book brings Middle English and Scots texts into conversation with contemporary d

Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the history of humanity. While historians have already given due consideration to the profession’s social an