Abstract
We conclude this work with some modern uses of the incest motif in a variety of genres, including films, novels, memoirs, and popular and sensational media accounts. As a narrative motif and metaphor used to discuss social changes, class conflict, and culture wars, the incest theme has a place in modern reflections on broad social problems. Additionally, advanced reproductive technologies of the twenty-first century have renewed anxiety about inadvertent incest.
All citations and translations of La Manekine are taken from Philippe de Rémi, Le Roman de la Manekine, ed. and trans. by Barbara Sargent-Baur (Amsterdam & Atlanta: Rodopi, 1999).
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Rouillard, L.M. (2020). Conclusion: The Legacy of the Incest Motif. In: Medieval Considerations of Incest, Marriage, and Penance. The New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35602-6_8
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