Flesh Made Word: Women's Speech in Medieval English Virgin Martyr Legends
This study examines the relationship of women's bodies to their speech in English virgin martyr legends of the tenth to fifteenth centuries. It identifies and traces a long tradition connecting women's virginal bodies to powerful, fruitful speech that begins with late classical writers. Th...
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| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7916/D8MS3RN9 |