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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2012, 2012
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Series: | Queenship and Power
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 |
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Physical Description: | 210 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9781137003805 |