Eloquent Virgins: The Rhetoric of Virginity from Thecla to Joan of Arc - The New Middle Ages - M. McInerney - Books - St Martin's Press - 9780312223502 - October 24, 2003
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Eloquent Virgins: The Rhetoric of Virginity from Thecla to Joan of Arc - The New Middle Ages

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The tales of the virgin martyrs inevitably emphasize the torture and mutilation of beautiful young women. This book explores the ability of the virgin body to generate contradictory meanings, both repressive and liberating, depending on who told the tale and how it was told.


268 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 24, 2003
ISBN13 9780312223502
Publishers St Martin's Press
Pages 250
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 21 mm   ·   416 g