Overview
- Complicates the life, writing, and theology of a mysterious but compelling medieval figure
- Recasts the vitality of Rolle’s theological concerns and its influence on mystical thought during the period
- Provides cross-over appeal for scholars in history, literary studies, cultural studies, sexuality studies, queer theory, queer theology, and gender studies
Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)
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Queering Richard Rolle considers how Rolle navigates queer, eremitic conduct in order to create an identity always in process
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Book Title: Queering Richard Rolle
Book Subtitle: Mystical Theology and the Hermit in Fourteenth-Century England
Authors: Christopher M. Roman
Series Title: The New Middle Ages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49775-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49774-7Published: 26 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84238-7Published: 04 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49775-4Published: 19 January 2017
Series ISSN: 2945-5936
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5944
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 144
Topics: Medieval Literature, British and Irish Literature, History of Religion