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Record Number: 34384 Author(s)/Creator(s): Irvine , Martin, Contributor(s): Title: Abelard and (Re)Writing the Male Body: Castration, Identity, and Remasculinization Source: Becoming Male in the Middle Ages.  Edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Bonnie Wheeler.  Garland Publishing, 1997.  Pages 87 - 106. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Abelard, Peter, Philosopher- Ad Amicum Pro Consolatione Epistola Castration Gender Latin Literature Literature- Prose Masculinity Rhetoric Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 12 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Ableard's writings disclose that he was engaged in a project of remasculinization in response to his public identity as a feminized eunuch. This essay places his project in a historical context. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing at http://www.garlandpub.com]. Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0815328362

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