“And much more I am soryat for my good knyghts”: Fainting, homosociality, and elite male culture in Middle English romance
In Middle English romances, public and semi-public displays of emotion are used by elite men to strengthen and promote hegemonic masculinity. This article examines how male fainting, as an act witnessed and sometimes replicated by an audience of men, serves to reinforce homosocial bonds, and to high...
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Berghahn Journals
2016
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