Affections of the Mind

Description:

'Affections of the Mind' argues that a politicised negotiation of issues of authority in the institution of marriage can be found in late medieval England, where an emergent middle class used a sacramental model of marriage to exploit contradictions within medieval theology and social hierachy.

subjects: English literature, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500,  Marriage in literature,  Marriage, great britain,  Marriage, religious aspects,  Authority in literature,  Literature and society,  English literature,  History and criticism,  Marriage,  History,  Religious aspects,  Social values in literature,  Social groups in literature,  Political aspects