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Book Title
Monsters, Gender and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature
ISBN
9781843842323
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Publication Name
Monsters, Gender and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Item Length
9.2 in
Subject
Medieval, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2010
Series
Gender in the Middle Ages Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Dana M. Oswald
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
236 Pages

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Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
1843842327
ISBN-13
9781843842323
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110993277

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
236 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Monsters, Gender and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature
Subject
Medieval, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Author
Dana M. Oswald
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Series
Gender in the Middle Ages Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-280136
Reviews
Monsters, Gender, and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature offers a compelling long view of the monstrous medieval body, and Oswald's novel readings of lesser-known monsters [...] are fresh and exhilarating. [...] I hope that she and other modern teratologists will return to further trace the intriguing ideas outlined in this fine first foray. SPECULUM [T]his well-written book is a pleasure to read. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY Monster studies remains a lively field, in medieval criticism and especially in pedagogy. The next time I teach a monsters course, I will be happy to recommend Oswald's book to my students [...] Oswald's study, particularly in its close and suspicious attention to the images of the Wonders texts, shows the continuing vitality of this approach [tracking down anxiety and transgression]. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW, Monsters, Gender, and Sexuality in Medieval English Literature offers a compelling long view of the monstrous medieval body, and Oswald's novel readings of lesser-known monsters [...] are fresh and exhilarating. [...] I hope that she and other modern teratologists will return to further trace the intriguing ideas outlined in this fine first foray., Monster studies remains a lively field, in medieval criticism and especially in pedagogy. The next time I teach a monsters course, I will be happy to recommend Oswald's book to my students [...] Oswald's study, particularly in its close and suspicious attention to the images of the Wonders texts, shows the continuing vitality of this approach [tracking down anxiety and transgression].
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
5
Volume Number
5
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
820.9370902
Table Of Content
Introduction: Sex and the Single MonsterThe Indecent Bodies of the Wonders of the EastDismemberment as Erasure: the Monstrous Body in BeowulfCirculation and Transformation: The Monstrous Feminine in Mandeville's TravelsPaternity and Monstrosity in the Alliterative Morte Arthure and Sir GowtherConclusion: Transformation and the Trace of the MonstrousBibliography
Synopsis
Monsters abound in Old and Middle English literature, from Grendel and his mother in Beowulf to those found in medieval romances such as Sir Gowther. Through a close examination of the way in which their bodies are sexed and gendered, and drawing from postmodern theories of gender, identity, and subjectivity, this book interrogates medieval notions of the body and the boundaries of human identity. Case studies of Wonders of the East, Beowulf, Mandeville's Travels, the Alliterative Morte Arthure, and Sir Gowther reveal a shift in attitudes toward the gendered and sexed body, and thus toward identity, between the two periods: while Old English authors and artists respond to the threat of the gendered, monstrous form by erasing it, Middle English writers allow transgressive and monstrous bodies to transform and therefore integrate into society. This metamorphosis enables redemption for some monsters, while other monstrous bodies become dangerously flexible and invisible, threatening the communities they infiltrate. These changing cultural reactions to monstrous bodies demonstrate the precarious relationship between body and identity in medieval literature. Dana M. Oswald is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Parkside., A gendered reading of monster and the monstrous body in medieval literature. Monsters abound in Old and Middle English literature, from Grendel and his mother in Beowulf to those found in medieval romances such as Sir Gowther. Through a close examination of the way in which their bodies are sexed and gendered, and drawing from postmodern theories of gender, identity, and subjectivity, this book interrogates medieval notions of the body and the boundaries of human identity. Case studies of Wonders of the East, Beowulf, Mandeville's Travels, the Alliterative Morte Arthure, and Sir Gowther reveal a shift in attitudes toward the gendered and sexed body, and thus toward identity, between the two periods: while Old English authors and artists respond to the threat of the gendered, monstrous form by erasing it, Middle English writers allow transgressive and monstrous bodies to transform and therefore integrate into society. This metamorphosis enables redemption for some monsters, while other monstrous bodies become dangerously flexible and invisible, threatening the communities they infiltrate. These changing cultural reactions to monstrous bodies demonstrate the precarious relationship between body and identity in medieval literature. DANA M. OSWALD is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Parkside., A gendered reading of monster and the monstrous body in medieval literature.Monsters abound in Old and Middle English literature, from Grendel and his mother in Beowulf to those found in medieval romances such as Sir Gowther. Through a close examination of the way in which their bodies are sexed and gendered, and drawing from postmodern theories of gender, identity, and subjectivity, this book interrogates medieval notions of the body and the boundaries of human identity. Case studies of Wonders of the East, Beowulf, Mandeville's Travels, the Alliterative Morte Arthure, and Sir Gowther reveal a shift in attitudes toward the gendered and sexed body, and thus toward identity, between the two periods: while Old English authors and artists respond to the threat of the gendered, monstrous form by erasing it, Middle English writers allow transgressive and monstrous bodies to transform and therefore integrate into society. This metamorphosis enables redemption for some monsters, while other monstrous bodies become dangerously flexible and invisible, threatening the communities they infiltrate. These changing cultural reactions to monstrous bodies demonstrate the precarious relationship between body and identity in medieval literature. DANA M. OSWALD is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Parkside.angerously flexible and invisible, threatening the communities they infiltrate. These changing cultural reactions to monstrous bodies demonstrate the precarious relationship between body and identity in medieval literature. DANA M. OSWALD is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Parkside.angerously flexible and invisible, threatening the communities they infiltrate. These changing cultural reactions to monstrous bodies demonstrate the precarious relationship between body and identity in medieval literature. DANA M. OSWALD is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Parkside.angerously flexible and invisible, threatening the communities they infiltrate. These changing cultural reactions to monstrous bodies demonstrate the precarious relationship between body and identity in medieval literature. DANA M. OSWALD is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
LC Classification Number
PR275.M625
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Copyright Date
2010

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