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4.0 out of 5 stars Studies of the monsters of medieval English literature, December 27, 2007
Designed for an academic audience, THE MONSTROUS MIDDLE AGES offers insight into how the people of the medieval England perceived the monstrous and monsters in literature, historical texts, and the visual arts.

Contents are as follows:

Introduction: Conceptualizing the Monstrous / Bettina Bildhauer and Robert Mills

Jesus as Monster / Robert Mills

Monstrous Masculinities in Julian of Norwich's A REVELATION OF LOVE and THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE / Liz Herbert McAvoy

Blood, Jews, and Monsters in Medieval Culture / Bettina Bildhauer

The Other Close at Hand: Gerald of Wales and the "Marvels of the West" / Asa Simon Mittman

Idols and Simulacra: Paganity, Hybridity and Representation in MANDEVILLE'S TRAVELS / Sarah Salih

Demonizing the Night in Medieval Europe: A Temporal Monstrosity? / Deborah Youngs and Simon Harris

Apocalyptic Monsters: Animal Inspirations for the Iconography of Medieval North European Devourers / Aleks Pluskowski

Hell on Earth: Encountering Devils in the Medieval Landscape / Jeremy Harte

Encountering the Monstrous: Saints and Dragons in Medieval Thought / Samantha J.E. Riches

Further Reading / Bettina Bildhauer and Robert Mills
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The Monstrous Middle Ages by Bettina Bildhauer (Paperback - January 1, 2004)
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