Authority and the Female Body in the Writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe

An examination of ways in which the writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe were affected by traditional and contemporary attitudes towards women. The writings of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe show an awareness of traditional and contemporary attitudes towards women, in particular medieval attitudes towards the female body. This study examines the extent to which theymake use of such attitudes in their writing, and investigates the importance of the female body as a means of explai