Medieval monstrosity and the female body /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Miller, Sarah Alison
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2010.
Series:	Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; 8.
Subjects:	Literature, Medieval > History and criticism. Monsters in literature. Human body in literature. Women in literature. De vetula. De secretis mulierum. Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343- > Revelations of divine love.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the monstrous borders of the female body
Ovidian poetry
Virgins, mothers, and monsters: Ovidian and pseudo-Ovidian bodies
Gynecology
Gynecological secrets: blood, seed, and monstrous births in De secretis mulierum
Mystical theology
Monstrous love: the permeable body of Christ in Julian of Norwich's showings
Conclusion: the monstrous borders of the self.