This study presents a compelling and provocative study of virginity, which challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested and verified. Series: Routledge Research in Mediaeval Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; DSB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 453. . 2000. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages: 2 (Routledge Research in Medieval Studies)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415221811
ISBN 13: 9780415221818
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This book challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested and verified. Kelly analyses a variety of medieval Western European texts - including medical treatises and their Classical antecedents - and historical and legal documents. The main focus is the representation of both male and female virgins in saints' legends and romances. The author also makes a comparative study of examples from contemporary fiction, television and film in which testing virginity is a theme. Performing Virginity and Testing Chastity in the Middle Ages presents a compelling and provocative study of the parodox of bodily and spiritual integrity as both presence and absence.

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