Mother Queens and Princely Sons
Rogue Madonnas in the Age of Shakespeare
Authors: Ray, S.
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- About this book
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This study explores representations of the Madonna and Child in early modern culture. It considers the mother and son as a conceptual, religio-political unit and examines the ways in which that unit was embodied and performed. Of primary interest is the way mothers derived agency from bearing incipient rulers.
- About the authors
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Sid Ray is a professor of English and Women s and Gender Studies at Pace University.
- Reviews
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'A fascinating study that deals with an aspect of early modern Marian imagery in theatrical contexts that has not yet been explored. This work is an important contribution to the ongoing scholarly consideration of Marian theatrical invocations.' - Regina Buccola, associate professor of English, Roosevelt University, USA
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction: Madonna, Child, and Early Modern Accolated Bodies
Pages 1-16
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“Above God Himselfe”: The Rogue Madonna and Her Daughter Queens
Pages 17-43
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“A Joyful Mother of Two Goodly Sons”: The Madonna of Ephesus and Her Disruptive Twins
Pages 45-65
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“So Troubled with the Mother”: The Politics of Pregnancy in The Duchess of Malfi
Pages 67-80
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“Partner[s] of Greatness”: The Madonnas of Macbeth
Pages 81-103
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Mother Queens and Princely Sons
- Book Subtitle
- Rogue Madonnas in the Age of Shakespeare
- Authors
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- S. Ray
- Series Title
- Queenship and Power
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-00380-5
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137003805
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-00379-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-43437-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 195
- Topics
