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Monsters, Gender and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature
Dana M Oswald
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Description for Monsters, Gender and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature
Hardback. Series: Gender in the Middle Ages. 244 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A gendered reading of monster and the monstrous body in medieval literature. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 22. Weight: 686.
A gendered reading of monster and the monstrous body in medieval literature. Monsters abound in Old and Middle English literature, from Grendel and his mother in Beowulf to those found in medieval romances such as Sir Gowther. Through a close examination of the way in which their bodies are sexed and gendered, and drawing from postmodern theories of gender, identity, and subjectivity, this book interrogates medieval notions of the body and the boundaries of human identity. Case studies of Wonders of the East, Beowulf, Mandeville's Travels, the Alliterative Morte Arthure, and Sir Gowther reveal a shift in attitudes toward ... Read more
A gendered reading of monster and the monstrous body in medieval literature. Monsters abound in Old and Middle English literature, from Grendel and his mother in Beowulf to those found in medieval romances such as Sir Gowther. Through a close examination of the way in which their bodies are sexed and gendered, and drawing from postmodern theories of gender, identity, and subjectivity, this book interrogates medieval notions of the body and the boundaries of human identity. Case studies of Wonders of the East, Beowulf, Mandeville's Travels, the Alliterative Morte Arthure, and Sir Gowther reveal a shift in attitudes toward ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842323
SKU
V9781843842323
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Monsters, Gender, and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature offers a compelling long view of the monstrous medieval body, and Oswald's novel readings of lesser-known monsters [...] are fresh and exhilarating. [...] I hope that she and other modern teratologists will return to further trace the intriguing ideas outlined in this fine first foray.
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