Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 7085
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Bloch , R. Howard.
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  • Title: Opening the Oyster: Pearls in "Pearl" [The author considers various associations from classical, patristic, and medieval writers with the image of the pearl; she also discusses other guises of the lost child].
  • Source: Aestel 1, ( 1993): Pages 19 - 54.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Femininity in Literature Literature- Verse Pearl, Image of Pearl, Middle English Poem Pearl Maiden (Literary Figure) Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1993.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 10683852