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Margery Kempe and Translations of the Flesh

By Karma Lochrie

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2012
ISBN
081220753X, 9780812207538
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8173128 bytes)
Series
New Cultural Studies
Pages
268\264
Time added
2021-07-11 11:58:25

Description

This examination of the work of Kempe, a 15th-century writer, pilgrim and mystic, re-evaluates her influence in the light of contemporary feminist theory. It challenges prevailing views of Kempe's illiteracy and views her as a woman responding to the cultural constraints of her time. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Body as Text and the Semiotics of Suffering 2. The Text as Body and Mystical Discourse 3. From Utterance to Text: Authorizing the Mystical Word 4. Fissuring the Text: Laughter in the Midst of Writing and Speech 5. Embodying the Test: Boisterous Tears and Privileged Readings 6. The Disembodied Text Bibliography Index

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