The Monstrous Middle Ages
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Editor: Bettina BildhauerEditor: Robert Mills
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-30
ISBN: 0802086675
Number of pages: 210
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Book Review: Studies of the monsters of medieval English literature
Summary: 4 Stars
Designed for an academic audience, THE MONSTROUS MIDDLE AGES offers insight into how the people of the medieval England perceived the monstrous and monsters in literature, historical texts, and the visual arts.
Contents are as follows:
Introduction: Conceptualizing the Monstrous / Bettina Bildhauer and Robert Mills
Jesus as Monster / Robert Mills
Monstrous Masculinities in Julian of Norwich's A REVELATION OF LOVE and THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE / Liz Herbert McAvoy
Blood, Jews, and Monsters in Medieval Culture / Bettina Bildhauer
The Other Close at Hand: Gerald of Wales and the "Marvels of the West" / Asa Simon Mittman
Idols and Simulacra: Paganity, Hybridity and Representation in MANDEVILLE'S TRAVELS / Sarah Salih
Demonizing the Night in Medieval Europe: A Temporal Monstrosity? / Deborah Youngs and Simon Harris
Apocalyptic Monsters: Animal Inspirations for the Iconography of Medieval North European Devourers / Aleks Pluskowski
Hell on Earth: Encountering Devils in the Medieval Landscape / Jeremy Harte
Encountering the Monstrous: Saints and Dragons in Medieval Thought / Samantha J.E. Riches
Further Reading / Bettina Bildhauer and Robert Mills
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