Medieval Identity Machines, 35

by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen

A provocative new approach to medieval culture

In Medieval Identity Machines, Jeffrey J. Cohen examines the messiness, permeability, and perversity of medieval bodies, arguing that human identity always exceeds the limits of the flesh. Combining critical theory with a rigorous reading of medieval texts, Cohen asks if the category "human" isn't too small to contain the multiplicity of identities. As such, this book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816640033
• ISBN13: 9780816640034
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 8.9"