SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Sir Beues of Hamtoun

»Beves of Hamtoun, also known as Beves of Hampton, Bevis of Hampton or Sir Beues of Hamtoun, is an anonymous Middle English romance of 4620 lines, dating from around the year 1300, which relates the adventures of the English hero Beves in his own country and in the Near East. It is often classified as a Matter of England romance. It is a paraphrase or loose translation of the Anglo-Norman romance Boeuve de Haumton, and belongs to a large family of romances in many languages, including Welsh, Russian and even Yiddish versions, all dealing with the same hero.
For centuries Beves of Hamtoun was one of the most popular verse romances in the English language, and the only one that never had to be rediscovered, since it has been circulated and read continuously from the Middle Ages down to modern times, in its original form, in prose adaptations, and in scholarly editions. It influenced, among others, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare and Bunyan.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Medieval History: 14^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: English History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape | Victims: Age and Gender: Male Adults

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bonsall, Jane, et al. »Comparative Approaches to Men’s Experiences of Sexual Coercion: Reading across Multi-Text Manuscripts.« Reconsidering Consent and Coercion: Power, Vulnerability, and Sexual Violence in Medieval Literature. Edited by Jane Bonsall et al. Turnhout 2025: 111-127.

II. Speaker Index