Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-328) and indexes.
Contents
Eros and thanatos -- The pattern is made : Medieval ; Medieval sexual ideal ; Jealous and indulgent gods ; Pure desire ; Sex and heresy -- The pattern developed : Fay ce que vouldras ; The school of Christ ; Sense and sensuality ; The romantic quest ; Sex denied -- Origins of the pattern : Sex as sacrament ; From shame to guilt ; The minor themes -- Present and future : Modern morality ; The rule of the dead -- Appendix A. The present state of English law -- Appendix B. Theories of matriarchy and patriarchy.
