| Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Carlson, Cindy L. (Editor), Weisl, Angela Jane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0312211368 ISBN-13: 9780312211363 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2000 Annotation: To be a virgin or a widow was no guarantee of stability or status for a woman during the Middle Ages. Chastity was an apparent given for both positions, but the chastity involved could have a number of possible cultural meanings or uses. In an unprecedented study, a top-notch group of female scholars examines the meaning behind widowhood and virginity, both separately and together. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 99027418 |
| Series: Construct Widowhood & Virginity |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.81" W x 8.55" (0.99 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To be a virgin or a widow never promised a stable, uniform status to a woman during the Middle Ages. Rather, these positions were areas open to debate, constructions that did and still do create and question notions of gender roles, areas of power, and areas of disability. Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages addresses many facets of these two female positions in medieval literature: gender constructions; the body and what it means to make it visible, whether in admiration, torture, or martyrdom; issues of physicality and abjection; creations of literary voice for women who write or create situations for them to be written about. A distinguished group of female scholars examine the meanings behind widowhood and virginity both individually and in relation to each other. The focus on both positions in the same volume makes Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages an unprecedented work. |