Mother Queens and Princely Sons [electronic resource] : Rogue Madonnas in the Age of Shakespeare /
Ray, S.author.
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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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Madonna, Child, and Early Modern Accolated Bodies; 1 "Above God Himselfe": The Rogue Madonna and Her Daughter Queens; 2 "A Joyful Mother of Two Goodly Sons": The Madonna of Ephesus and Her Disruptive Twins; 3 "So Troubled with the Mother": The Politics of Pregnancy in The Duchess of Malfi; 4 "Partner[s] of Greatness": The Madonnas of Macbeth; 5 "A Shall Not Tread on Me": Motherless Sons from Titus Andronicus to The Winter's Tale; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Webster, John, 1580?-1625?
Great Britain—History.
Sociology.
Religion—History.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Social history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Gender Studies.
History of Religion.
European History.
Modern History.
Social History.