This is a fascinating literary-critical study of the ways the Virgin Mary has been presented in English poetry, from the later Middle Ages to today. It includes several focused studies on a particular poet and his/her representation of the Virgin, blending historical, theological and cultural issues with the dominant literary-critical approach.

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'Barry Spurr's new book combines meticulous literary analyses with theological insight...This is the work of a learned, experienced and sensitive literary critic with an excellent understanding of the contribution literature can make to theological shifts and religious practice.' - David Jasper, Literature and Theology

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BARRY SPURR is Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of Sydney, Australia.

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Book Title: See the Virgin Blest
Book Subtitle: The Virgin Mary in English Poetry
Authors: Barry Spurr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-12140-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7492-1Published: 25 September 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-12140-0Published: 30 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 242
Topics: Economic History, Medieval Literature

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Medieval Maria

Renaissance Regina

The Romantic Virgin

Modernist Mary

Mary Today

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