The Curse of Eve, the Wound of the Hero: Blood, Gender, and Medieval Literature

Peggy McCracken

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2003

The Curse of Eve, the Wound of the Hero

Blood, Gender, and Medieval Literature

Peggy McCracken

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202755

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About this book

"This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent. . . . . Recommended."—Choice

Author / Editor information

Peggy McCracken is the Domna C. Stanton Collegiate Professor of French, Women's Studies, and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan. She is author of The Romance of Adultery: Queenship and Sexual Transgression in Old French Literature, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews

"This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent. . . . . Recommended."—Choice

"In examining the relationship between blood and gender persuasively, McCracken offers a compelling and original interpretation. The book not only offers a new examination of an important theme in medieval literature, it makes a significant contribution to our understanding of gender in medieval texts."—Simon Gaunt, King's College, London

"Succeeds commendably as a feat of scholarship and careful presentation of often highly theoretical ideas."—The Medieval Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1 Only Women Bleed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Amenorrhea of War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3 The Gender of Sacrifice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
4 Menstruation and Monstrous Birth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
5 The Scene of Parturition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
6 The Grail and Its Hosts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Conclusion: Bleeding for Love Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Keywords: Literature; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Jewish Studies

eBook

Published: November 24, 2010
ISBN: 9780812202755