Yale French Studies, Number 86: Corps Mystique, Corps Sacrà : Textual Transfigurations of the Body from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century (Yale French Studies Series)

ISBN 10: 0300061935 / ISBN 13: 9780300061932

Published by Yale University Press, 1994

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Synopsis:

This volume examines the variety of textual incarnations of the sacred and mystical body in French texts of the Medieval and Early modern period. Scholars examine Old French hagiography, epic and romance; Renaissance court ballet; seventeenth-century political treatises, memoirs of royal wedding ceremonies; and utopian, satirical, philosophical and didactic literature. The intellectual scope of the volume covers topics as diverse as medieval scholasticism, the representation of Pascal’s dead body, seventeenth-century political thought, relations between representations of the male and female body, and the foundations of modern scientific notions of the body.

From the Back Cover: The body as erotic object pervades Western literature. This volume examines a variety of textual incarnations of the sacred and mystical body in French texts of the Medieval and Early Modern period. Articles examine Old French hagiography, epic and romance; Renaissance court ballet; seventeenth-century political treatises; memoirs of royal wedding ceremonies; and utopian, satirical, philosophical, and didactic literature. The intellectual scope of the volume covers topics as diverse as medieval scholasticism, seventeenth-century political thought, relations between representations of the male and female body, and the theatricalization of the body.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Yale French Studies, Number 86: Corps ...
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good