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Record Number:
9841
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Lionarons , Joyce Tally.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Cultural Syncretism and the Construction of Gender in Cynewulf's "Elene" [The author cites instances of gender category inversions; for example, Elene acts as a mother and spiritual mother while she takes on a masculine role using physical force to make Judas convert].
Source:
Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies 10, 1 (Spring 1998): Pages 51 - 68.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Cynewulf, Poet- Elene
Gender in Literature
Helena, Saint in Literature
Literature- Verse
Masculinity in Literature
Mothers in Literature
Women in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
9-10
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
Ursinus College
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1998.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
10412573