Mother Queens and Princely Sons Rogue Madonnas in the Age of Shakespeare

This study explores representations of the Madonna and Child in early modern culture. It considers the mother and son as a conceptual, religio-political unit and examines the ways in which that unit was embodied and performed. Of primary interest is the way mothers derived agency from bearing incipi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ray, Sid
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Series:Queenship and Power
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This study explores representations of the Madonna and Child in early modern culture. It considers the mother and son as a conceptual, religio-political unit and examines the ways in which that unit was embodied and performed. Of primary interest is the way mothers derived agency from bearing incipient rulers
Physical Description:210 p online resource
ISBN:9781137003805