Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 3786
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Suydam , Mary A.
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  • Title: Under the Spell of the Sorceress: The Allure of the Medieval [the author argues that the film "The Sorceress" wrongly depicts two cultures in conflict: the learned, masculine, and dominant versus the folk, feminine, and marginal; "No, I resist this film ["The Sorceress"] because it creates such images of powerful binary cultures in collision that are so in synchrony with modern beliefs and longings about the medieval that as a teacher I find them very difficult to overcome." (Page 51)].
  • Source: Medieval Feminist Newsletter Subsidia Series 1, ( 2000): Pages 46 - 52. (Medieval Women in Film)
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Film Medieval Studies Schiffman, Suzanne, Film Director (1929- )- Sorceress Teaching
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  • Author's Affiliation: Kenyon College
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  • Year of Publication: 2000.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: Not Available