Format:
152 pages
ISBN:
9781409442141
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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IntroductionThe ideal of castitas and the environment of Ælfric's virgin martyr legends -- Marital imagery, Marian allusion, and circumscribed virginity in Ælfric's life of Agnes -- Private lives and public contexts in Ælfric's lives of Agatha and Lucy -- Cross-dressing, sex-change, and womanhood in Ælfric's life of Eugenia -- Conversion and marital vocation in Passio Sanctae Cecilie Virginis -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409442158
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472405951
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Aelfric 955-1022
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Jungfräulichkeit
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Leiblichkeit
