PERFORMING VIRGINITY AND TESTING CHASTITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES by Kathleen Coyne Kelly ( 9780415221818 )

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PERFORMING VIRGINITY AND TESTING CHASTITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By:

Kathleen Coyne Kelly

Format:

Hardback

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0415221811

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9780415221818

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

3 February, 2000

Series:

Routledge Research in Medieval Studies

Pages:

208

Description:

This study presents a compelling and provocative study of virginity, which challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested and verified.

Synopsis:

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.

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