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This study begins with a brief account of the development of medieval incest laws, and the extent to which they were obeyed. Next comes a survey of classical incest stories and their legacy; many were retold in the Middle Ages, but they were frequently adapted to the purposes of Christian moralizers. In the three chapters that follow, homegrown medieval incest stories are grouped by relationship: mother-son (focusing on the Gregorius legend), father-daughter (focusing on La Manekine and its analogues), and sibling (focusing on the Arthurian legend). The final chapter considers the very common medieval trope of the Virgin Mary as mother, daughter, sister and bride of Christ, the one exception to the incest taboo.

Incest in literature. --- Literature, Medieval --- -European literature --- Medieval literature --- History and criticism. --- Incest in literature --- History and criticism --- Literature, Medieval. --- Literature, Medieval - History and criticism. --- Myth in literature --- Romances