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Eloquent Virgins
M McInerney
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Description for Eloquent Virgins
Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The tales of the virgin martyrs inevitably emphasize the torture and mutilation of beautiful young women. To the modern reader, these popular texts seem like exercises in sadism, but while they could be made to function as vehicles for active misogyny, they also provided Medieval women such as Hildegard of Bingen and Joan of Arc with role models who helped them to shape their own extraordinary destinies. This book explores the ability of the virgin body to generate contradictory meanings, both repressive and liberating, depending on who told the tale and how it was told.
The tales of the virgin martyrs inevitably emphasize the torture and mutilation of beautiful young women. To the modern reader, these popular texts seem like exercises in sadism, but while they could be made to function as vehicles for active misogyny, they also provided Medieval women such as Hildegard of Bingen and Joan of Arc with role models who helped them to shape their own extraordinary destinies. This book explores the ability of the virgin body to generate contradictory meanings, both repressive and liberating, depending on who told the tale and how it was told.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349623013
SKU
V9781349623013
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About M McInerney
MAUD BURNETT MCINERNEY teaches English and Medieval Studies at Haverford College.
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