The articulation of virginity in the medieval Chanson de nonne

Lisa Colton

doi:10.1080/02690400809480701

The articulation of virginity in the medieval Chanson de nonne

Lisa Colton

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The chanson de nonne presents stereotypical images of young women whose bodies and voices are trapped within the confines of a nunnery. Close examination of the architectural metaphors used to describe virginity and chastity in the Middle Ages allows comparisons to be made between the structures - metaphorical, musical and textual - that held fictitious nuns within the frame of the clerical imagination at the centre of thirteenth-century motet production.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-188
Number of pages	30
Journal	Journal of the Royal Musical Association
Volume	133
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02690400809480701
Publication status	Published - 2008

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