Fleshly things and spiritual matters : studies on the medieval body in honour of Margaret Bridges / edited by Nicole Nyffenegger and Katrin Rupp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nyffenegger, Nicole.

Rupp, Katrin.

Bridges, Margaret.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.

Literature, Medieval.

Body and soul in literature.

Human body in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers fresh insights into the plethora of medieval bodies and the multiple perspectives that can be assumed in their discussion. The ten essays by internationally renowned scholars and young academics encompass diverse approaches to the body such as the function of gestures, the gendered gaze, the body's spatial and geographical positioning, the (dis)integrity of the body or the connection between linguistic uses of 'body' and physical bodies. While most of the contributions of thi...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABULA GRATULATORIA; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; BODY AS STAND-IN FOR THE SELF; MOUTH, EARS, EYES; KIT'S SNEEZE; GROTESQUELY ARTICULATE BODIES; WOUNDS, WIT AND WORDS; DEATH BECOMES HER; EATING BODIES IN THE OLD ENGLISH ANDREAS; A PREGNANT ARGUMENT; (DIS)EMBODYING MEN; WHO SINGS THE BODY MEDIEVAL; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-24060-2

9786613240606

1-4438-2820-3

OCLC:

748534175