ANTH 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Vernacular Literature, Romanz, Virginity
10 Apr 2017
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Inscape on the landscape (psychological issue reflected on landscape) Associated with the supernatural and the human. Woman who is ugly but undergoes a transformation when a knight approaches her (female version of beauty and the beast) Welsh/celtic origin, but appropriated by the english and french. Geoffrey of monmouth, history of the kings of britain. Focus on defloration (worse if you rape a virgin) Chastity was most important/valuable thing for women. Rapists would be punished with death, sometimes castrated. They could flee to a church and be tried by a ecclesiastical court which were softer on punishments. Many women to just told their story even if they didn"t get justice. Sometimes not reported to save reputation/family"s reputation. Knight rapes girl so he has to go to the women"s court for his punishment. King was going to kill him but queen wanted to punish him. He has a year to find out what women want most.
