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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827324103321

Autore

Badir Patricia <1976->

Titolo

The maudlin impression [[electronic resource] ] : English literary images of Mary Magdalene, 1550-1700 / / Patricia Badir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, : University of Notre Dame Press, c2009

ISBN

0-268-07574-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xix, 300 p. : ill

Collana

Reformations

Disciplina

820.9/351

Soggetti

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Christian literature, English - History and criticism

Idols and images in literature

Iconoclasm in literature

Christianity and literature - Great Britain - History - 16th century

Christianity and literature - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-289) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Note On Editions, Spellings and Punctuation -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Creeping After the Cart -- Chapter 1 The Look of Love -- Chapter 2 Touch Me Not -- Chapter 3 The Task of Beauty -- Chapter 4 Penance in a Sheet -- Chapter 5 She's a Nice Piece of Work -- Postscript: A Something Else Thereby -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Maudlin Impression investigates the figure of Mary Magdalene in post-medieval English religious writings and visual representations, as a lasting icon in Protestant writings even after the Reformation.