Reading Skin in Medieval Literature and Culture

Reading Skin in Medieval Literature and Culture
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
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ISBN-10 : 0230338704
ISBN-13 : 9780230338708
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Book Synopsis Reading Skin in Medieval Literature and Culture by : K. Walter

Download or read book Reading Skin in Medieval Literature and Culture written by K. Walter and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skin is a multifarious image in medieval culture: the material basis for forming a sense of self and relation to the world, as well as a powerful literary and visual image. This book explores the presence of skin in medieval literature and culture from a range of literary, religious, aesthetic, historical, medical, and theoretical perspectives.


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