Practising shame

Practising shameAuthor: Mary C. Flannery ISBN: 9781526110077 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 01 Nov 2021 Pages: 288 Format: Paperback softback Practicing shame investigates how the literature of medieval England encouraged women to safeguard their honour by cultivating hypervigilance against the possibility of sexual shame. A combination of inward reflection and outward comportment, this practice of 'shamefastness' was believed to

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