Lady Godiva : a literary history of a legend /

Lady Godiva : a literary history of a legend /

"Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the thirteenth century through to the pres...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donoghue, Daniel, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
Subjects:
Godiva, > Lady, > active 1040-1080.
Godiva, > Lady, > active 1040-1080 > In literature.
Legends > England > Coventry.
Middle Ages in literature.
Voyeurism in literature.
Coventry (England) > In literature.
Coventry (England) > Biography.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Godgifu of Mercia
  • 2. Godiva emerges
  • 3. Godiva's progress
  • 4. Peeping Tom
  • 5. Godiva domesticated
  • 6. Godiva displayed.

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