Bodies and Disciplines: Intersections of Literature and History in Fifteenth-Century England Volume 9

By: Hanawalt, Barbara

Brings the insights of cultural studies to medieval studies.

Centered on practices of the body-human bodies, the "body politic"-Bodies and Disciplines considers a fascinating and largely uncanonical group of texts, as well as public dramas, rituals, and spectacles, from multidisciplinary perspectives. These essays consider the way the human body is subjected to educational discipline, to corporate celebration, and to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816627150
• ISBN13: 9780816627158
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"