Twomey, Lesley K.

The serpent and the rose the Immaculate Conception and Hispanic poetry in the late medieval period / [electronic resource] : by Lesley K. Twomey. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. - xiv, 309 p. - Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, v. 132 1573-4188 ; . - Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 132. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-293) and index.

Conception liturgies : in praise of the rose -- Good and evil : theological debate about Mary -- "Discordans d'opinio" : 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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9789047433200 (electronic bk.)




Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint --In literature.


Spanish poetry--History and criticism.--To 1500
Christian poetry, Spanish--History and criticism.
Immaculate Conception in literature.


Electronic books.

PQ6098.R4 / T86 2008

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