Authority and the female body in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe /
The three archetypal representations of woman in the middle ages, as mother, as whore and as 'wise woman', are all clearly present in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe; in examining the ways in which both writers make use of these female categories, Dr. McAvoy establishes...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY :
D.S. Brewer,
2004.
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| Series: | Studies in medieval mysticism ;
v. 5. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | The three archetypal representations of woman in the middle ages, as mother, as whore and as 'wise woman', are all clearly present in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe; in examining the ways in which both writers make use of these female categories, Dr. McAvoy establishes the extent of their success in resolving the tension between society's expectations of them and their own lived experiences as women and writers."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 276 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1843840081 9781843840084 |
| ISSN: | 1465-5683 ; |