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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Archeology of Rape in Medieval Literature and Law i 1. Plotting Rape in the Female Saints' Lives 21 2. The Poetics of Rape Law: Chretien de Troyes's Arthurian Romance 42 3. Replaying Rape: Feudal Law on Trial in Le Romande Renart 72 4. The Game of Rape: SexualViolence and Social Class in the Pastourelle 104 5. The Complicity of Law and Literature 122 Conclusion 141 Notes 145 Bibliography 177 Index 189 This page intentionally left blank ...