Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 309 pages) |
Series |
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; v. 132 |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 132.
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Contents |
Conception liturgies : in praise of the rose -- Good and evil : theological debate about Mary -- "Discordans d'opinió" : literary discord in Spain -- The serpent crushed -- The Immaculate Virgin : matchless maiden -- The rose-garden : beauty and purity -- The rose : perfect from the beginning of time -- The new Eve -- The Virgin Mary and the kiss : apocryphal birth -- Narratives and the Immaculate Conception |
Summary |
"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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- In literature
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SUBJECT |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint fast |
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Jean de Meung -1305 Roman de la rose gnd |
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Maria, Jesu moder -- i litteraturen. sao |
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Maria, Jesu moder -- poesi. sao |
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Guillaume <de Lorris> swd |
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Roman de la rose. swd |
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Spanish poetry -- To 1500 -- History and criticism
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Christian poetry, Spanish -- History and criticism
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Immaculate Conception -- In literature
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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Christian poetry, Spanish
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Literature
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Spanish poetry
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Jungfräulichkeit Motiv
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Literatur
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Mittelalter
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Schlangen Motiv
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Spanisch
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Unbefleckte Empfängnis Motiv
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Unbefleckte Empfängnis
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Lyrik
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Spansk poesi -- historia -- medeltiden.
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Obefläckade avlelsen i litteraturen.
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Spanien
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789047433200 |
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9047433203 |
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1283060779 |
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9781283060776 |
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