Odd bodies and visible ends in medieval literature / Sachi Shimomura.

This study traces how medieval audiences judge bodies from Doomsday visions to beauty contests. Employing cultural and formalist approaches, this study breaks new ground on the historical obsession about ends and changes, reflected in different genres spanning several hundred years.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Shimomura, Sachi (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:	Literature, Medieval > History and criticism. Literature, Medieval. Criticism, interpretation, etc.