Authority and the female body in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe /

An examination of ways in which the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe were affected by traditional and contemporary attitudes towards women.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herbert McAvoy, Liz (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2004.
Colección:Studies in medieval mysticism ; v. 5.
Temas:
Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343- > Knowledge > Human anatomy.
Kempe, Margery, > approximately 1373- > Book of Margery Kempe.
Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343-
Book of Margery Kempe (Kempe, Margery)
To 1500
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Mysticism in literature.
Christian literature, English (Middle) > History and criticism.
English literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Mysticism > England > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Women and literature > England > History > To 1500.
Human body in literature.
Authority in literature.
Women in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Mysticisme dans la littérature.
Littérature chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique.
Mysticisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Autorité dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Christian literature, English (Middle)
English literature > Middle English.
English literature > Women authors.
Human anatomy.
Mysticism > Middle Ages.
Women and literature.
England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; 1. Motherhood and Margery Kempe; 2. The Motherhood Matrix in the Writing of Julian of Norwich; 3. Discourses of Prostitution and The Book of Margery Kempe; 4. '3yf thowe be payede, ' quod oure lorde, 'I am payede': Hermeneutics of the Holy Whore in Julian of Norwich; 5. Margery Kempe: Wisdom, Authority and the Female Utterance; 6. Julian of Norwich: Voice of the Wise Woman; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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