Cross-Dressing in the Middle Ages

By encompassing the hagiographies of the first centuries, the most famous case of Joan of Arc, numerous chivalrous novels, and the overlooked accounts of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, this is the first study to consider cross-dressing for the entire medieval age.

List of contents

Introduction 1. "The woman shall not wear that which pertains unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment." 2. Transvestite Saints 3. Discussing Masculinities 4. Female Cross-dressers in Chivalric Literature 5. Male Cross-dressers: The Carnivalesque 6. Chevaleresses, Female Warriors, and Other Fantastic Creatures 7. Cross-dressers on Trial 8. Joan of Arc 9. Epilogue

About the author

Marina Montesano is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Messina, Italy, and is fellow of Villa I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance. Her interests lie in the field of cultural history and her recent publications include Classical Culture and Witchcraft in Medieval and Renaissance Italy (2018) and Folklore, Magic, and Witchcraft: Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century (2021).

Summary

By encompassing the hagiographies of the first centuries, the most famous case of Joan of Arc, numerous chivalrous novels, and the overlooked accounts of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, this is the first study to consider cross-dressing for the entire medieval age.

Product details

• Authors: Marina Montesano
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032325781
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232578-1
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval