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Virgin Mother, Maiden Queen: Elizabeth I and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
Helen Hackett
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hardcover. Many modern scholars believe that the Virgin Queen was a cult figure who replaced the Virgin Mary, yet this seems incongruous with a Protestant state officially opposed to idolatry. This book examines the issue through readings of a wide variety of Elizabethan texts. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
Was Elizabeth I worshipped by her subjects? Many twentieth-century scholars have suggested that the Virgin Queen was a cult-figure who replaced the Virgin Mary. But how could this be in a Protestant state officially opposed to idolatry? Helen Hackett examines these issues through readings of a wide variety of Elizabethan texts. She traces some of the cross-currents in Elizabethan culture, and considers both Elizabeth and the Virgin Mary in terms of the history of representations of gender, sexuality and power.
Was Elizabeth I worshipped by her subjects? Many twentieth-century scholars have suggested that the Virgin Queen was a cult-figure who replaced the Virgin Mary. But how could this be in a Protestant state officially opposed to idolatry? Helen Hackett examines these issues through readings of a wide variety of Elizabethan texts. She traces some of the cross-currents in Elizabethan culture, and considers both Elizabeth and the Virgin Mary in terms of the history of representations of gender, sexuality and power.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333566640
SKU
V9780333566640
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About Helen Hackett
HELEN HACKETT is a Lecturer in the Department of English at University College London. She studied at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and was a Junior Research Fellow at Merton College, Oxford. She has written articles on women and writing in the Renaissance.
Reviews for Virgin Mother, Maiden Queen: Elizabeth I and the Cult of the Virgin Mary
'The many layered myths and semi-myths about Elizabeth I ... are scrutinized in Hackett's admirably critical study' - Patrick Collinson, Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge, in The Times Literary Supplement 'An incredibly unified and satisfying book which deserves ... to replace most other standard studies on reading lists' - Roger Winstanley, in The London ... Read more