{"product_id":"heads-will-roll-9789004211551","title":"Heads Will Roll","description":"The decapitation motif recurs in nearly all medieval and early modern genres, from saints' lives and epics to comedies and romances, yet decollation is often little regarded, save as a marker of humanity (that is, as the moment mortality exits) or inhumanity (that is, as the moment the supernatural enters). However, as a seat of reason, wisdom, and even the soul, the head has long been afforded a special place in the body politic, even when separated from its body proper. Capitalizing upon the enduring fascination with decapitation in European culture, this collection examines--through a variety of critical lenses--the recurring \"roles\/rolls\" of severed human heads in the medieval and early modern imagination.\u003cbr\u003eContributors are Nicola Masciandaro, Mark Faulkner, Jay Paul Gates, Christine Cooper-Rompato, Dwayne Coleman, Mary Leech, Tina Boyer, Renée Ward, Andrew Fleck, Thomas Herron, Thea Cervone, and Asa Simon Mittman. Preface by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen.","brand":"Larissa Tracy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48269059490043,"sku":"9789004211551","price":274.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c8cbc63c-fd68-47cb-a223-21960f5a8d49.jpg?v=1782521114","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/heads-will-roll-9789004211551","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}