附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index.
Chapter Introduction -- Castitas/Virginitas The virgin ... -- chapter 1 Hymenologies -- The multiple signs of virginity -- chapter 2 "Armour of proof" -- The virgin and the church in hagiography -- chapter 3 "Love's traces" -- The lady and the test in vernacular romance -- chapter 4 Oxymoronic bodies -- Male virgins in hagiography and romance -- chapter 5 Multiple virgins and contemporary virginities.
摘要:This study presents a compelling and provocative study of virginity, which challenges the belief that female virginity can be reliably and unambiguously defined, tested and verified.