This thesis aims to explore attitudes towards nudity and nakedness in medieval art and literature by discussing key historical, religious and socio-political contexts surrounding the body and...Show moreThis thesis aims to explore attitudes towards nudity and nakedness in medieval art and literature by discussing key historical, religious and socio-political contexts surrounding the body and embodiment. By undressing the medieval understanding and approaches to the exposed body, I will present how nudity was received both publicly and privately, and evaluate whether cultural attitudes towards nakedness reflect or challenge contemporary notions of nakedness. Therefore, this research should contribute to a wider historical narrative of the relationship between the naked body and its material environment in both the medieval and modern period.Show less