Gender and Genre in Medieval French Literature

This wide-ranging study explores the ideological framework of genre in Old French and Occitan literature by charting the relationship between ideology and gende... » 

This wide-ranging study explores the ideological framework of genre in Old French and Occitan literature by charting the relationship between ideology and gender in five key genres: the chansons de geste, courtly romance, the Occitan canso, hagiography and the fabliaux. «