Miller, Sarah Alison.

Medieval monstrosity and the female body [electronic resource] / by Sarah Alison Miller. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - 1 online resource (xi, 213 p.) - Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; 8 . - Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; 8. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the monstrous borders of the female body -- Ovidian poetry -- Virgins, mothers, and monsters: Ovidian and pseudo-Ovidian bodies -- Gynecology -- Gynecological secrets : blood, seed, and monstrous births in De secretis mulierum -- Mystical theology -- Monstrous love : the permeable body of Christ in Julian of Norwich's showings -- Conclusion : the monstrous borders of the self.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203844915 (ebk : PDF)


Julian, of Norwich, b. 1343. Revelations of divine love.


De vetula.
De secretis mulierum.


Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
Monsters in literature.
Human body in literature.
Women in literature.


Electronic books.

809.02