Love Cures by Laine Doggett

Love Cures by Laine Doggett

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Summary

Examines literary portrayals of women who practice healing and love magic, and argues that these figures were modeled on informally trained practitioners common in the magico-medical paradigm of the high Middle Ages, and were well-respected and successful.

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Love Cures by Laine Doggett

Examines literary portrayals of women who practice healing and love magic, and argues that these figures were modeled on informally trained practitioners common in the magico-medical paradigm of the high Middle Ages, and were well-respected and successful.

“In this appealing study, [Laine Doggett] traces romantic love as a form of intoxication back to the Middle Ages and endeavors to demystify the concept of love magic through an analysis of several romances in which love and healing are intertwined”

—Joan Tasker Grimbert French Review

Laine E. Doggett is Associate Professor of French at St. Mary’s College, Maryland.

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ISBN 13 9780271035314
ISBN 10 0271035315
Title Love Cures
Author Laine Doggett
Series Penn State Romance Studies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published 2009-08-15
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.