Decapitation in the Medieval and Early Modern Imagination
Edición de la obra Heads Will Roll
| Autor | Larissa Tracy |
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| Editorial | Brill |
| Fecha de publicación | January 20, 2012 |
| Lugar | Boston |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 352 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9789004211551 |
| OCLC | 761383841 |
| LCCN | 2011045436 |
| Serie | Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts |
| Número de Cutter |
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T761h |
The decapitation motif recurs in nearly all medieval and early modern genres, from saints' lives and epics to comedies and romances, yet decollation is often little regarded, save as a marker of humanity (that is, as the moment mortality exits) or inhumanity (that is, as the moment the supernatural enters). However, as a seat of reason, wisdom, and even the soul, the head has long been afforded a special place in the body politic, even when separated from its body proper. Capitalizing upon the enduring fascination with decapitation in European culture, this collection examines--through a variety of critical lenses--the recurring "roles/rolls" of severed human heads in the medieval and early modern imagination.