It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Indeed, throughout history, hair has remained an important cultural symbol of femininity. In medieval art, iconic images of long, flowing locks can express sexuality, and the cutting of a woman's hair often signals her feminine misbehavior. Artists of all kinds in the Middle Ages used women's long hair to manipulate their audience's estimation of their female figures. This interdisciplinary work explores the significance of women's hair in literature and art from the medieval period through 1525, putting into historical context…mehr
It has long been said that a woman's hair is her crowning glory. Indeed, throughout history, hair has remained an important cultural symbol of femininity. In medieval art, iconic images of long, flowing locks can express sexuality, and the cutting of a woman's hair often signals her feminine misbehavior. Artists of all kinds in the Middle Ages used women's long hair to manipulate their audience's estimation of their female figures. This interdisciplinary work explores the significance of women's hair in literature and art from the medieval period through 1525, putting into historical context the ways in which hair participates in construction of the female identity.
Roberta Milliken is a professor of English at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, where she teaches medieval and renaissance literature as well as women's studies classes.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Contexts 1. Women 2. Hair 3. Conduct Part Two: "Bad" Women 4. Eve 5. Lust, Prostitutes, and Venus 6. Sirens and Mermaids 7. Witches 8. Punishments for "Bad" Women Part Three: "Good" Women 9. The Virgin Mary 10. Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Mary of Egypt, and Saint Agnes 11. Other Virgin Martyrs 12. Jeanne d'Arc Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Contexts 1. Women 2. Hair 3. Conduct Part Two: "Bad" Women 4. Eve 5. Lust, Prostitutes, and Venus 6. Sirens and Mermaids 7. Witches 8. Punishments for "Bad" Women Part Three: "Good" Women 9. The Virgin Mary 10. Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Mary of Egypt, and Saint Agnes 11. Other Virgin Martyrs 12. Jeanne d'Arc Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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