Sex and Sexuality in Anglo-Saxon England: Essays in Memory of Daniel Gilmore Calder

Assuming that the physical shapes and reproductive functions of human bodies have not changed remarkably in the past thousand years or so, American scholars of English literature explore the cultural construction of sex, the sexes, and sexualities in Anglo-Saxon England. Eight essays cover systems of meaning for same-sex acts and desires; sexualities of the virgin and the (virgin) mother; and sex, violence, and the nation. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR