Virgin mother, maiden queen : Elizabeth I and the cult of the Virgin Mary / Helen Hackett
1996, Second Edition. New York : St. Martin's Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #407245
ISBN: 0312124813
Physical description: xi, 303 pages ; 22 cm. Contents: 1. Before Elizabeth -- 2. A New Queen -- 3. 1560-78: The Meanings of Virginity -- 4. 1578-82: Into Perpetual Virginity -- 5. 1583-93: Patronage, Prayers and Pilgrimages -- 6. The 1590s: The Literature of Disillusionment -- 7. Towards Death, and Beyond It -- Epilogue: Adulation or Anxiety? Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1533-1603 Religion; Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint History of doctrines 16th century; Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint Devotion to England; Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1533-1603; Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint; Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint History of doctrines; 1500-1599; Virginity Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines 16th century; Queens Great Britain ; Biography; Devotion; Queens; Religion; Theology, Doctrinal; English literature Elizabethan period; English literature 16th century; Queens England Biography.
Price: €48.00