The Body in Late Medieval and Early Modern Culture

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Nina Taunton, Darryll Grantley

Summary

Taking as its chronological starting-point the female body of late medieval devotional literature, the volume moves on to a consideration of the representation of gendered bodies in later literature.

Product details

• Authors: Nina Taunton
• Assisted by: Darryll Grantley (Editor), Grantley Darryll (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.12.2000
• EAN: 9780754601159
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-0115-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 650 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity