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Copyright © 2003 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCracken, Peggy. The curse of Eve, the wound of the hero : blood, gender, and medieval literature / Peggy McCracken. p. cm. (The Middle Ages series) ISBN 0-8122-3713-7 (cloth : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Literature, Medieval—History and criticism. 2. Blood in literature. 3. Sex role in literature. I. Title. II. Series PN682.B56 M38 2003 809′9335—dc21 2002072134 For Doug This page intentionally left blank ...

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