UID:
edocfu_9958352447102883
Format:
1 online resource (200 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812202755
Series Statement:
The Middle Ages Series
Content:
"This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent..... Recommended."—Choice.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1 Only Women Bleed --
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2 The Amenorrhea of War --
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3 The Gender of Sacrifice --
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4 Menstruation and Monstrous Birth --
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5 The Scene of Parturition --
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6 The Grail and Its Hosts --
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Conclusion: Bleeding for Love --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202755
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202755