Reading Skin in Medieval Literature and Culture
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137084644 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | March 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137084644 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | March 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Skin is a multifarious image in medieval culture: the material basis for forming a sense of self and relation to the world, as well as a powerful literary and visual image. This book explores the presence of skin in medieval literature and culture from a range of literary, religious, aesthetic, historical, medical, and theoretical perspectives.
Skin is a multifarious image in medieval culture: the material basis for forming a sense of self and relation to the world, as well as a powerful literary and visual image. This book explores the presence of skin in medieval literature and culture from a range of literary, religious, aesthetic, historical, medical, and theoretical perspectives.
