Medieval monstrosity and the female body /

Argues that one incarnation of monstrosity in the Middle Ages - the female body - exists in special relation to medieval conceptualizations of the monstrous.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, Sarah Alison
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2010.
Colección:Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; 8.
Temas:
Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343- > Revelations of divine love.
De vetula.
De secretis mulierum.
De secretis mulierum
De vetula
Revelations of divine love (Julian, of Norwich)
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Monsters in literature.
Human body in literature.
Women in literature.
Generative organs, Female.
Women > history
Social Stigma
Genitalia, Female
Social Values > history
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
Monstres dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Organes génitaux femelles.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Generative organs, Female
Human body in literature
Literature, Medieval
Monsters in literature
Women in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the monstrous borders of the female body
  • Ovidian poetry
  • Virgins, mothers, and monsters: Ovidian and pseudo-Ovidian bodies
  • Gynecology
  • Gynecological secrets: blood, seed, and monstrous births in De secretis mulierum
  • Mystical theology
  • Monstrous love: the permeable body of Christ in Julian of Norwich's showings
  • Conclusion: the monstrous borders of the self.

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