Clothes Make the Man Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe |
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| Author:
| Hotchkiss, Valerie R. |
| Editor:
| Wheeler, Bonnie |
| Series title: | New Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8153-2369-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
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.