Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture: Hildegard of Bingen to Chaucer (Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture)
2001·496 pages
A scholarly exploration of music, body, and desire in medieval culture from Hildegard of Bingen to Chaucer.
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A scholarly exploration of music, body, and desire in medieval culture from Hildegard of Bingen to Chaucer.
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Ranging chronologically from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries and thematically from Latin to vernacular literary modes, this book challenges standard assumptions about the musical cultures and philosophies of the European Middle Ages. Engaging a wide range of premodern texts and contexts, from the musicality of sodomy in twelfth-century polyphony to Chaucer’s representation of pedagogical violence in the Prioress’s Tale, from early Christian writings on the music of the body to the plainch...
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Sexual content
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Frequent discussions of erotic desire and sexual practices in medieval texts.
Violence & gore
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Detailed references to torture, flagellation, and pedagogical violence.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Explores themes of sodomy and non-normative sexualities in medieval contexts.
Religious content
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Heavy focus on Christian writings, plainchant, and religious figures like Hildegard.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Minor cultural and social commentary on medieval philosophies.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes present.
Abuse & suffering
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Discussions of pedagogical violence and systemic suffering in medieval contexts.
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