Kiss my relics : hermaphroditic fictions of the middle ages / David Rollo.

Author/creator Rollo, David
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Description250 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Martianus Capella. De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii.
William, of Malmesbury, approximately 1090-1143. De gestis regum Anglorum.
Guillaume, de Lorris, active 1230. Roman de la rose.
Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305--Criticism and interpretation.
Alanus, de Insulis, -1202. De planctu naturae.
Paraphilias in literature.
Intersexuality in literature.
Homosexuality in literature.
Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
Latin literature, Medieval and modern--History and criticism.

Contents Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii : A Brother to Hermaphroditus -- Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii ; Remigius of Auxerre, Commentum in Martianum Capellam : Venus Rediviva -- William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum : Empowering Remnants of Ancient Rome -- Alain de Lille, De planctu Naturae : The Orthography of Venus -- Alain de Lille, De planctu Naturae: The Vulgar Whorehouses of the Earth -- Alain de Lille, De planctu Naturae : Varied Colors of Venereal Discourse -- Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Le Roman de la Rose : The Garden of Unhallowed Delights -- Jean de Meun, Le Roman de la Rose : Unrefined Reason -- Jean de Meun, Le Roman de la Rose : Bele a coilles -- Conclusion : Never Mind the Relics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011010524
ISBN9780226724614 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226724611 (cloth : alk. paper)