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Reconsidering Gender, Time and Memory in Medieval Culture
Elizabeth Cox
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Description for Reconsidering Gender, Time and Memory in Medieval Culture
Hardback. A consideration of the ways in which the past was framed and remembered in the pre-modern world. Editor(s): Cox, Elizabeth; McAvoy, Liz Herbert; Magnani, Roberta. Series: Gender in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 215 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
A consideration of the ways in which the past was framed and remembered in the pre-modern world. The training and use of memory was crucial in medieval culture, given the limited literacy at the time, but to date, very little thought has been given to the complex and disparate ways in which the theory and practices of memoryinteracted with the inherently unstable concepts of time and gender at the time. The essays in this volume, drawing on approaches from applied poststructural and queer theory among others, reassess those ideologies, meanings and responses generated by the workings of memory within ... Read more
A consideration of the ways in which the past was framed and remembered in the pre-modern world. The training and use of memory was crucial in medieval culture, given the limited literacy at the time, but to date, very little thought has been given to the complex and disparate ways in which the theory and practices of memoryinteracted with the inherently unstable concepts of time and gender at the time. The essays in this volume, drawing on approaches from applied poststructural and queer theory among others, reassess those ideologies, meanings and responses generated by the workings of memory within ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844037
SKU
V9781843844037
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About Elizabeth Cox
LIZ HERBERT MCAVOY FLSW is Professor Emerita of Medieval Literature at Swansea University and Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol. LIZ HERBERT MCAVOY FLSW is Professor Emerita of Medieval Literature at Swansea University and Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol.
Reviews for Reconsidering Gender, Time and Memory in Medieval Culture
A valuable, carefully curated, and thought-provoking volume, that reconsiders gender, time, and memory in medieval culture in innovative ways.
PARERGON
The articles in this volume often refer to each other, and this creates a sense of lively conversation between the contributors. The resulting collection is a stimulating dialogue that engages a number of theoretical approaches in exploring the ... Read more
PARERGON
The articles in this volume often refer to each other, and this creates a sense of lively conversation between the contributors. The resulting collection is a stimulating dialogue that engages a number of theoretical approaches in exploring the ... Read more