In brave embroid'ry fair arrayed: the soul-body dynamic and motherhood in early modern literature
Enlighten: Theses (The University of Glasgow) 2026 Elizabeth Leemann
This thesis explores the soul-body dynamic and motherhood in seventeenth-century literature. The topics examined in each chapter demonstrate the spiritual importance of the womb in particular across a range of literary texts from the period. I analyse both male-authored and female-authored texts that discuss women’s bodies, and I support each argument by referencing theological and medical...