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Record Number:
6728
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Clayton , Mary.
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Title:
Aelfric's "Judith": Manipulative or Manipulated? [argues for multiple audiences for the literal, typological, and tropological levels of the text; by emphasizing Judith's chastity and humility, Aelfric attempts to defuse Judith's power and sexuality in the Biblical narrative]
Source:
Anglo-Saxon England 23, ( 1994): Pages 215 - 227.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Ælfric, Abbot of Eynsham- Homily on Judith
Ælfric, Abbot of Eynsham- Letter to Sigeweard
Bible Exegesis- Judith
Chastity in Literature
Literature- Prose
Monasticism
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Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10
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Author's Affiliation:
University College, Dublin
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
02636751