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The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

By: Lesley K. Twomey

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The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

By: Lesley K. Twomey

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 serpent, the young bride of the Song of Songs, or the semi-deity, Wisdom, how they portray her as the mystic rose and as the new Eve.

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9047433203

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9789047433200

The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

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The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

By: Lesley K. Twomey

First comprehensive survey of Isabel de Villena (Sor Isabel), the fifteenth-century Spanish nun and writer. Isabel de Villena (1430-1490) is one of the most fascinating women of the Spanish middle ages. Related to the royal family, she became abbess of the Poor Clare convent, the Santa Trinitat, in Valencia in 1462, a position she heldfor almost thirty years until her death. Her treatise on the religious life, Vita Christi, was the first book by a woman to be printed in the kingdom of Aragon. This is the first full-length survey in English of Isabel's life and literary works. The author pays particular attention to the way in which devotion to the Virgin Mary is manifested and described through material culture, on her rich fabrics, brocades, silks, shoes, and crown. The book thus highlights not only Isabel's distinctive contribution to the genre of the Vita Christi, but also reflects the status of Valencia as a centre for trade and producer of silks and velvets at the time, as well as its flourishing shoe-making industry. Lesley K. Twomey is Principal Lecturer, Hispanic Studies, Northumbria University.

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The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

By: Lesley K. Twomey

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The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

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The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

The Serpent and the Rose: The Immaculate Conception and Hispanic Poetry in the Late Medieval Period

The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi

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