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.
| Autorius: | Kathleen Coyne Kelly |
| Leidėjas: | Routledge |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2000 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 208 |
| ISBN-10: | 0415221811 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780415221818 |
| Formatas: | Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | Ancient history |
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