Clothes Make the Man: Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe: New Middle Ages
Autor Valerie R. Hotchkissen Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 1999
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780815337713
ISBN-10: 081533771X
Pagini: 214
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria New Middle Ages
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 081533771X
Pagini: 214
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria New Middle Ages
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Recenzii
"...a good research tool...worth reading." -- American Historical Review
"Valerie Hotchkiss very effectively synthesizes a large body of diverse medieval texts about female cross-dressing...Hotchkiss has made however a vital contribution to cultural analysis of gender in the Middle Ages." -- Arthuriana
"Makes excellent outside reading for advanced undergraduates. This book can instruct and interest readers of all levels." -- The Medieval Review
"This is an important and interesting book, which is written in a clear and accessible style, making it useful not only for the specialist but also for upper level undergraduate and post graduate students who wish to receive an introduction to the complexities of medieval gender roles." -- Parergon
"Valerie Hotchkiss very effectively synthesizes a large body of diverse medieval texts about female cross-dressing...Hotchkiss has made however a vital contribution to cultural analysis of gender in the Middle Ages." -- Arthuriana
"Makes excellent outside reading for advanced undergraduates. This book can instruct and interest readers of all levels." -- The Medieval Review
"This is an important and interesting book, which is written in a clear and accessible style, making it useful not only for the specialist but also for upper level undergraduate and post graduate students who wish to receive an introduction to the complexities of medieval gender roles." -- Parergon
Cuprins
Introduction * Female Men of God: Cross Dressing in Medieval Hagiography * Lives and Death of Hildegund Von Schsnau * Transvestism on Trial: The Case of Jeanne D'Arc * Female Pope and the Sin of Male Disguise * Disguised Wife Gender Inversion and Gender COnformity * Cross Dressing and Sexuality * Conclusions * Hagiographic Appendix: The Lives of the Transvestite Saints * Notes * Bibliography * Index
Descriere
This book explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman and examines a wide variety of sources which record attempts to overcome gender hierarchy and illustrate a desire to re-examine social gender identities.