HANNAH PIERCY is a postdoctoral researcher in Medieval English Studies at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Piercy's book makes an important contribution to recent studies of consent in medieval literature (particularly in romances, lyrics, and other secular genres) by moving beyond discrete moments in which consent might either be given or withheld to examine the broader structures of coercion within the genre that lead the protagonists toward a heteronormative conclusion, which usually includes love, marriage, and sex. This excellent monograph will appeal to students of medieval literature and culture as well as those interested in the history of consent and the ways in which medieval rape culture relates to modern rape culture.

• Introduction1. 'Ar ye a knyght and ar no lovear?' Men Who Resist Love2. 'But of love to lere': The Proud Lady in Love3. 'Ne feolle hit þe of cunde / To spuse beo me bunde': Resisting Mésalliance4. 'What wonder is it thogh she wepte'? Hierarchies of Desire, Race, and Empathy5. 'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf'? Resisting Adultery, Resisting Rape CultureConclusion: The Ends of RomanceBibliographyIndex

HANNAH PIERCY is a postdoctoral researcher in Medieval English Studies at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Piercy's book makes an important contribution to recent studies of consent in medieval literature (particularly in romances, lyrics, and other secular genres) by moving beyond discrete moments in which consent might either be given or withheld to examine the broader structures of coercion within the genre that lead the protagonists toward a heteronormative conclusion, which usually includes love, marriage, and sex. This excellent monograph will appeal to students of medieval literature and culture as well as those interested in the history of consent and the ways in which medieval rape culture relates to modern rape culture.

• Introduction1. 'Ar ye a knyght and ar no lovear?' Men Who Resist Love2. 'But of love to lere': The Proud Lady in Love3. 'Ne feolle hit þe of cunde / To spuse beo me bunde': Resisting Mésalliance4. 'What wonder is it thogh she wepte'? Hierarchies of Desire, Race, and Empathy5. 'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf'? Resisting Adultery, Resisting Rape CultureConclusion: The Ends of RomanceBibliographyIndex

HANNAH PIERCY is a postdoctoral researcher in Medieval English Studies at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Piercy's book makes an important contribution to recent studies of consent in medieval literature (particularly in romances, lyrics, and other secular genres) by moving beyond discrete moments in which consent might either be given or withheld to examine the broader structures of coercion within the genre that lead the protagonists toward a heteronormative conclusion, which usually includes love, marriage, and sex. This excellent monograph will appeal to students of medieval literature and culture as well as those interested in the history of consent and the ways in which medieval rape culture relates to modern rape culture.

• Introduction1. 'Ar ye a knyght and ar no lovear?' Men Who Resist Love2. 'But of love to lere': The Proud Lady in Love3. 'Ne feolle hit þe of cunde / To spuse beo me bunde': Resisting Mésalliance4. 'What wonder is it thogh she wepte'? Hierarchies of Desire, Race, and Empathy5. 'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf'? Resisting Adultery, Resisting Rape CultureConclusion: The Ends of RomanceBibliographyIndex