Reading Skin in Medieval Literature and Culture
Description
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.
Keywords
Literary CriticismMedievalArtHistoryEuropeSocial ScienceAnthropologyCultural & SocialWorldAncient & ClassicalLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2013Book
Author(s)K. Walter
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230338708
LanguageEnglish
