Medieval Virginities - Couverture souple

 
9780708317624: Medieval Virginities
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ISBN 10 : 0708317626 ISBN 13 : 9780708317624
Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2003

Synopsis

From Joan of Arc to Britney Spears, the figure of the virgin has been the subject of considerable scholarly and popular interest. Yet virginity itself is a paradoxical condition, both perfect and monstrous, present and absent, often visible only insofar as it is under threat. Medieval Virginities traces some of the specific manifestations of virginity in late medieval culture. It shows how virginity is represented in medical, legal, hagiographical and historical texts, as well as how the seductive but dangerous figure of the virgin affects the aims and objectives of these texts. Because virginity is so often thought of as self-identical and ahistorical, Medieval Virginities aims to theorize and historicize its various manifestations and to demonstrate how representations and discussions of virginity continuously shift and change. The variety of subjects and disciplines represented here testify both to the elusiveness of virginity and to its lasting appeal and importance. Medieval Virginities shows how virginity's inherent ambiguity highlights the problems, contradictions and discontinuities lurking within medieval ideologies. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in questions of gender identity, conceptions of the body, subjectivity, truth and representation in medieval culture.

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À propos de l?auteur

Anke Bernau is Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University. Sarah Salih is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of East Anglia. Ruth Evans is Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Stirling.

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Éditeur
University of Wales Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0708317626
ISBN 13 
9780708317624
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
Éditeur
Bernau Anke, Salih Sarah, Evans Ruth
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780802086372: Medieval Virginities

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0802086373 ISBN 13 :  9780802086372
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2003
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