Title The permeable self : five medieval relationships / Barbara Newman

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (372 pages) : illustrations (black and white) Series The Middle Ages series Middle Ages series. Contents Introduction: Members of One Another -- Teacher and Student: Shaping Boys -- Saint and Sinner: Reading Minds -- Lovers: Exchanging Hearts -- Mother and Child: Giving Birth -- God and the Devil: Possessing Souls -- Conclusion, or Why It Still Matters Summary The Permeable Self offers medievalists new insight into the appeal and dangers of the erotics of pedagogy; the remarkable influence of courtly romance conventions on hagiography and mysticism; and the unexpected ways that pregnancy--often devalued in mothers--could be positively ascribed to men, virgins, and God Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-360) and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2021) Subject Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism. Self (Philosophy) -- Europe -- History -- To 1500 Interpersonal relations -- Philosophy -- History -- To 1500 Self in literature. Interpersonal relations in literature. Philosophy, Medieval. LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval Interpersonal relations in literature Interpersonal relations -- Philosophy Literature, Medieval Philosophy, Medieval Self in literature Self (Philosophy) Europe Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 0812299930 9780812299939

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