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Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature - Boydell and Brewer

: Examines how the "rending of flesh" served an orthodox purpose . The failure of horrific tortures to break a saint proved that faith could overcome physical suffering. Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature: N...

: Highlights the English prohibition against interrogatory torture. Tracy analyzes works like Havelok the Dane and Chaucer’s Prioress's Tale to show how Englishness was defined by rejecting "foreign" brutality. Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature - Boydell