Sarah Alison Miller

Medieval Monstrosity and the Female Body (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Miller argues that one incarnation of monstrosity in the Middle Ages-the female body-exists in special relation to medieval conceptualizations of the monstrous. Because female corporeality is pervasive, proximate, and necessary, it illustrates the supreme allure and danger of the monster, thereby highlighting the powers and problems of teratology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136923517
• Artikelnr.: 43820855

Autorenporträt

Sarah Alison Miller is as assistant professor of Classics at Duquesne University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: The Monstrous Borders of the Female Body 1: Ovidian Poetry
Virgins
Mothers
and Monsters: Ovidian and Pseudo-Ovidian Bodies 2: Gynecology
Gynecological Secrets: Blood
Seed
and Monstrous Births in De secretis mulierum 3: Mystical Theology
Monstrous Love: The Permeable Body of Christ in Julian of Norwich's Showings Conclusion: The Monstrous Borders of the Self Notes Bibliography Index