Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages

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Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages

This book challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined tested and verified. Kelly analyses a variety of medieval Western European texts - including medical treatises and their Classical antecedents - and historical and legal documents. The main focus is the representation of both male and female virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also makes a comparative study of examples from contemporary fiction television and film in which testing virginity is a theme. Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages presents a compelling and provocative study of the parodox of bodily and spiritual integrity as both presence and absence. Language: English
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  • Category: History
  • Artist: Kathleen Coyne Kelly
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Date: 2014/04/10
  • Publisher / Label: Taylor & Francis
  • Number of Pages: 208
  • Fruugo ID: 337382396-741014583
  • ISBN: 9780415758246

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