Eloquent Virgins - The Rhetoric of Virginity from Thecla to Joan of Arc (Paperback, 1st ed. 2003)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The New Middle Ages
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	M Mcinerney
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
Edition:	1st ed. 2003
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-62301-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-349-62301-6
Barcode:	9781349623013

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