Clothes Make the Man Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe |
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Author:
| Hotchkiss, Valerie R. |
Editor:
| Wheeler, Bonnie |
Series title: | The New Middle Ages Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8153-2369-3 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
Publisher: | Garland Publishing, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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In this book, the author explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman. The author examines a wide variety of religious, literary, and historical sources, which record interpretations of sartorial attempts to overcome gender hierarchy and also illustrate, mainly through the device of inversion, a remarkably sustained desire to examine and reexamine the nature of social gender identities.
In this book, the author explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman. The author examines a wide variety of religious, literary, and historical sources, which record interpretations of sartorial attempts to overcome gender hierarchy and also illustrate, mainly through the device of inversion, a remarkably sustained desire to examine and reexamine the nature of social gender identities.