Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages

AvKathleen Coyne Kelly

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

This book challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested and verified. Kelly analyses a variety of medieval Western European texts - including medical treatises and their Classical antecedents - and historical and legal documents. The main focus is the representation of both male and female virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also makes a comparative study of examples from contemporary fiction, television and film in which testing virginity is a theme. Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages presents a compelling and provocative study of the parodox of bodily and spiritual integrity as both presence and absence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-04-10
Mått:156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Research in Medieval Studies
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415758246

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Medeltiden inom Historia och arkeologi

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. Castitas/Virginitas 1. Hymenologies: the multiple signs of virginity 2. 'Armour of Proof': the virgin and the Church in hagiography 3. 'Love's Traces': the lady and test in romance 4. Oxymoronic bodies: male virgins in hagiography and romance 5. Multiple virgins and contemporary virginities