Authority and the female body in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe /

"The writing of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe show an awareness of traditional and contemporary attitudes towards women, in particular medieval attitudes towards the female body. This study examines the extent to which they make use of such attitudes in their writing, and investigates the...

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Main Author:	Herbert McAvoy, Liz
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer, 2004.
Series:	Studies in medieval mysticism ; v. 5.
Subjects:	Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343- > Knowledge > Human anatomy. Kempe, Margery, > approximately 1373- > Book of Margery Kempe. Julian, > of Norwich, > 1343- Juliana (von Norwich) Kempe, Margery. Book of Margery Kempe (Kempe, Margery) To 1500 English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Mysticism in literature. Christian literature, English (Middle) > History and criticism. English literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Mysticism > England > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500. Women and literature > England > History > To 1500. Human body in literature. Authority in literature. Women in literature. Christian literature, English (Middle) English literature > Middle English. English literature > Women authors. Human anatomy. Mysticism > Middle Ages. Women and literature. Frau. Körper. England. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
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