Gender and Power in Medieval Exegesis

by Theresa Tinkle

Book Overview

Gender and Power in Medieval Exegesis analyzes the nexus of gender and power in biblical commentaries from the fifth to the fifteenth century, focusing on crucial moments in the development of exegesis. The argument pursues the literary trope of the woman on top through major literary-exegetical works: Augustine's Confessions, Jerome's Against Jovinian, the Fleury Slaughter of Innocents, and Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Prologue. Theresa Tinkle reveals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230104355
• ISBN13: 9780230104358
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"