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The Comedia of Virginity
Mirzam C. Perez
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Description for The Comedia of Virginity
Hardcover. "Analyzes the social, political, and theological implications of the Virgin Mary in three early modern plays from Hapsburg, Spain"-- Num Pages: 183 pages, 5 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1DS; AN; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Few characters were as ubiquitous in the collective consciousness of early modern Spain as the Virgin Mary. By the 1600s, the cult of the Immaculate Conception had become so popularized that the Hapsburg monarchy issued a decree in defense of the Virgin's purity. In a climate of political disharmony, however, this revered icon--often pictured as the passive, chaste, and pious mother of God--would become an archetype of paradox within the Spanish imagination.
In The Comedia of Virginity, Mirzam Perez underscores how the character of the Virgin Mary was represented on the theater stage. Following a concise account of the ... Read more
Few characters were as ubiquitous in the collective consciousness of early modern Spain as the Virgin Mary. By the 1600s, the cult of the Immaculate Conception had become so popularized that the Hapsburg monarchy issued a decree in defense of the Virgin's purity. In a climate of political disharmony, however, this revered icon--often pictured as the passive, chaste, and pious mother of God--would become an archetype of paradox within the Spanish imagination.
In The Comedia of Virginity, Mirzam Perez underscores how the character of the Virgin Mary was represented on the theater stage. Following a concise account of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602586451
SKU
V9781602586451
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About Mirzam C. Perez
Mirzam C. Pérez is Assistant Professor of Early Modern Spanish Literature at Grinnell College, where her research interests include Spanish drama, visual culture, transatlantic studies, and art. She lives in Grinnell, Iowa.
Reviews for The Comedia of Virginity
"Through her examination of these three seventeenth-century plays about the Virgin Mary, Parez deftly illustrates contemporary arguments about religious doctrine, female leadership, and the challenge of maintaining an overseas empire. With all three comedias , Parez extends her analysis far beyond the plays to cast light on the workings of gender, religious iconography, and political authority in Hapsburg Spain." ... Read more