At different times and in different places, the human form has been regarded in different ways. The Ancient Greeks thought it was the most admirable subject for art, whereas early Christians often viewed it as lascivious in our post-lapsarian state. With illustrations taken from manuscripts, statuary and literary, this is a fascinating collection of essays with much that will be new to scholars and general readers alike.
Forward: Uncovering the Body in Anglo-Saxon England
págs. 1-14
Medieval Bodies Then and Now: Negotiating Problems of Ambivalence and Paradox
págs. 15-28
The Wanton Hand: Reading and Reaching Into Grammars and Bodies in Old English Riddle 12
págs. 29-59
The Key to the Body: Unlocking Riddles 42-46
págs. 60-96
págs. 97-115
págs. 116-137
Nudity on the Margins: The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Relationship to Marginal Architectural Sculpture
págs. 138-161
págs. 162-180
Exiles from the Kingdom: The Naked and the Damned in Anglo-Saxon Art
págs. 181-220
Breasts and Babies: The Maternal Body of Eve in the Junius 11 "Genesis"
págs. 221-256
págs. 257-274
Naked in Old English: The Embarrased and the Shamed
págs. 275-309
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