Introducing the Medieval Ass

Introducing the Medieval Ass
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Publisher : University of Wales Press
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 9781786836243
ISBN-13 : 1786836246
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Book Synopsis Introducing the Medieval Ass by : Kathryn L. Smithies

Download or read book Introducing the Medieval Ass written by Kathryn L. Smithies and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book dedicated to the medieval ass It appeals to a multi-Audience: interested lay readership; accessible, introductory and undergraduate level book; scholar This book explains how the medieval ass was an arse, an idiot, a violent hot-tempered sexed-up brute that ate the balls of its own male offspring. Conversely, the ass was also a humble, patient, loyal, hard-working Christian animal (marked with a cross) that Christ rode into Jerusalem. These paradoxical qualities are explored in this book and open up a wealth of information on how people in the Middle Ages viewed the ass, not just as a simple beast of burden, but also as a figure to warn and to educate, to expose human failings and praise the divine. Introducing the Medieval Ass reveals medieval attitudes to animals, to people, and to the divine, making it an excellent way to approach medieval cultural and animal studies.


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