Odd Bodies and Visible Ends in Medieval Literature

by Sachi Shimomura

This study traces how medieval audiences judge bodies from Doomsday visions to beauty contests. Employing cultural and formalist approaches, this study breaks new ground on the historical obsession about ends and changes, reflected in different genres spanning several hundred years.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403972044
• ISBN13: 9781403972040
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.6"