The Generation of Identity in Late Medieval Hagiography
| Author | : Gail Ashton |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2012-09-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134674480 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134674481 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (481 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Generation of Identity in Late Medieval Hagiography by : Gail Ashton
Download or read book The Generation of Identity in Late Medieval Hagiography written by Gail Ashton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking study, Gail Ashton examines the portrayals of women saints in a wide range of medieval texts. She deploys the French feminist critical theory of Cixous and Iriguray to illuminate these depictions of women by men and to further our understanding of both the lives and deeds of female saints and the contemporary, and almost always male, attitudes to them.
