{"product_id":"9781405100472","title":"Lady Godiva A Literary History of the Legend","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLady Godiva\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Literary History of the Legend\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Donoghue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book investigates who Lady Godiva was, how the story of her naked horseback ride through Coventry arose, and how the whole Godiva legend has evolved from the thirteenth century through to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the erotic myth of Lady Godiva back to its medieval origins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on scholarly research but written to be accessible to general readers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines history, literature, art and folklore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the twin themes of voyeurism and medievalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributes to our understanding of cultural history, medievalism and the history of sexuality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel G. Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStyle in Old English Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (1987) and co-editor, with Seamus Heaney, of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: A Verse Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). He is also the author of the chapter on Lady Godiva in \u003ci\u003eLiterary Appropriations of the Anglo-Saxons from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (eds Donald Scragg and Carole Weinberg, 2000).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 December 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405100472\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384436781196,"sku":"9781405100472","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405100472_0fd07c01-8090-45a3-ac3f-3dfbb6d89aeb.jpg?v=1780176771","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405100472","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}