Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415758246
ISBN13:9780415758246
Release Date:August 2014
Publisher:Routledge
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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