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Author:   Anke Bernau ,  Sarah Salih ,  Ruth Evans
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
ISBN:  

9780708317624

ISBN 10:   0708317626
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   14 July 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Anke Bernau, Sarah Salih and Ruth Evans; 1. When is a Bosom not a Bosom? Problems with Erotic Mysticism(Sarah Salih; 2. The Sheela-na-gig. An Incongruous Sign of Sexual Purity? - Juliette Dor; 3. Virginity and Chastity tests in Medieval Welsh Prose - Jane Cartwright; 4. Four Virgins' Tales - Sex and Power in Medieval Law - Kim M. Phillips; 5. The Labour of Continence - Masculine Clerical Virginity - John H. Arnold 6. Virginity in the Construction of Edward the Confessor as a Saint - Joanna Huntington; 7. Alchemy and the Exploration of Late Medieval Sexuality - Jonathan Hughes; 8. The Jew, the Host and the Virgin Martyr - Fantasies of the Sentient Body - Ruth Evans; 9. Can the Virgin Martyr Speak? - Robert Mills -10. Saint, Witch, Man, Maid or Whore? Joan of Arc and Writing History - Anke Bernau; 11. Afterword - Jocelyn Wogan-Browne.

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'One notable characteristic of this volume is its consistent engagement with key methodological and interpretative concerns. All of the essays show clear signs of participation in a coherent critical conversation; it is refreshing, and a credit to the editors, to see this degree of conceptual as well as topical coherence in a collection of essays.' Modern Language Review

Author Information

Editors: Anke Bernau is Lecturer in English Literature at Cardiff University. Sarah Salih is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of East Anglia. Ruth Evans is a Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Stirling.

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