Title: Mother Queens and princely sons : rogue Madonnas in the age of Shakespeare /
Authors: Ray, Sid, 1966-
Year: 2012
Subjects: Webster, John,; Mary, Motherhood.; Shakespeare, William, Characters Mothers.; Kings and rulers Religious aspects Christianity; Queens England.; English drama History and criticism; Mothers and sons in literature.; Great Britain Kings and rulers.
Contents: Above God himself: the Rogue Madonna and her daughter queens -- A joyful mother of two goodly sons: the Madonna of Ephesus and her disruptive twins -- So troubled with the mother: the politics of pregnancy in the Duchess of Malfi -- Partner[s] of greatness: the Madonnas of Macbeth -- A shall not tread on me: motherless boys from Titus Andronicus to the winter's tale.