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"The Return of Martin Guerre": 16th Century Masculinity and Gender


"The Return of Martin Guerre": 16th Century Masculinity and Gender
Analysis of the documentary about Martin Guerre and his return to his wife and family after having abandoned them for many years.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages) | 1 source | 2002 United States


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"The Return of Martin Guerre" documents a strange sixteenth-century court case that has fascinated people ever since. A peasant Martin Guerre abandoned his wife and family and disappeared. Years later a man claiming to be Martin Guerre returned and resumed Martin's life. Later he was accused of being an imposter. On the point of winning his trial the real Martin Guerre appeared. This review analyzes this volume's revelations regarding masculinity, gender and marriage in the sixteenth century.

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"The Return of Martin Guerre": 16th Century Masculinity and Gender (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Return-of-Martin-Guerre-16th-Century-Masculinity-and-Gender/32817

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""The Return of Martin Guerre": 16th Century Masculinity and Gender" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Return-of-Martin-Guerre-16th-Century-Masculinity-and-Gender/32817>




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