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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451298203321

Autore

Hess Erika E (Erika Elizabeth), <1959-, >

Titolo

Literary hybrids : cross-dressing, shapeshifting, and indeterminacy in medieval and modern French narrative / / Erika E. Hess

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-88649-0

1-135-88650-4

1-280-28942-2

9786610289424

0-203-50514-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Studies in medieval history and culture ; ; v. 21

Disciplina

840.9/353

Soggetti

French fiction - To 1500 - History and criticism

French fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Gender identity in literature

Human body in literature

Monsters in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Passing for True; 3 Parallel Ambiguities; 4 The Ultimate Challenge to the Primacy of the Sexed Body; 5 Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A close reading of the female cross-dresser in thirteenth century French romance examining the interplay between physical and narrative ambiguity.