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The Curse of Eve, the Wound of the Hero: Blood, Gender, and Medieval Literature

By Peggy McCracken

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780812202755
DOI
10.9783/9780812202755
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
779 kB (797188 bytes)
Pages
200\190
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 21:08:28

Description

"This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent. . . . . Recommended."—Choice "This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent. . . . . Recommended."—Choice

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