Acknowledgments; Introduction: Possible Bodies; 1. Time's Machines; 2. Chevalerie; 3. Masoch/Lancelotism; 4. The Solitude of Guthlac; 5. The Becoming-Liquid of Margery Kempe; 6. On Saracen Enjoyment; Postscript: Possible Futures; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
In Medieval Identity Machines, Jeffrey J. Cohen examines the messiness, permeability, and perversity of medieval bodies, arguing that human identity always exceeds the limits of the flesh. Combining critical theory with a rigorous reading of medieval texts, Cohen asks if the category "human" isn't too small to contain the multiplicity of identities
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-322) and index
