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Record Number:
3504
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Kim , Susan.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Bloody Signs: Circumcision and Pregnancy in the Old English Judith [The author argues that the beheading of Holofernes can be read as a castration or circumcision while the severed head of Holofernes figures as the result of Judith's symbolic pregnancy].
Source:
Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies 11, 2 (Spring 1999): Pages 285 - 307.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
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:
Body
Castration in Literature
Circumcision in Literature
Holofernes (Biblical Figure)
Judith, Old English Poem
Literature- Verse
Pregnancy in Literature
Women in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10
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Author's Affiliation:
Illinois State University
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1999.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
10412573