The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period - Couverture rigide

Twomey, Lesley K

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004165959 ISBN 13 : 9789004165953

Editeur : Brill, 2008

Synopsis

The Serpent and the Rose examines the theological and liturgical context for the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception in the Middle Ages, from primary sources in Iberian archives. Its main focus is a study of Marian poetry from Alfonso the Wise and Gonzalo de Berceo through to the poetry collections of the late fifteenth century, showing how poets took themes from the Bible and apocryphal literature, combining them to defend and praise Mary's conception without sin. Individual chapters assess how they depicted Mary's prefiguration in the Old Testament by the Woman who defeated the serpent, the young bride of the Song of Songs, or the semi-deity, Wisdom, how they portray her as the mystic rose and as the new Eve.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lesley K. Twomey completed her doctorate on the topic of the Immaculate Conception in Castilian and Catalan poetry in 1995 and since then has published a number of articles on the subject. She is Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Northumbria University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004165959
• ISBN 13: 9789004165953
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible