Beards and Texts Images of masculinity in medieval German literature

Beards and Texts explores the literary portrayal of beards in medieval German texts from the mid-twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries. It argues that as the pre-eminent symbol for masculinity the beard played a distinctive role throughout the Middle Ages in literary discussions of such major the...

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Main Author: Coxon, Sebastian (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London UCL Press 2021
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