Eloquent Virgins : The Rhetoric of Virginity from Thecla to Joan of Arc
1st ed. 2003
by
M. McInerney
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The New Middle Ages
ISBN-10
1349623016
ISBN-13
9781349623013
Edition
1st ed. 2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 24th, 2003
Print length
250 Pages
Weight
348 grams
Dimensions
21.40 x 13.80 x 2.00 cms
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The tales of the virgin martyrs inevitably emphasize the torture and mutilation of beautiful young women. 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.
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