Badir, Patricia.

The Maudlin Impression : English Literary Images of Mary Magdalene, 1550-1700. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - ReFormations: Medieval and Early Modern Series . - ReFormations: Medieval and Early Modern Series .

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Note On Editions, Spellings and Punctuation -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Creeping After the Cart -- Chapter 1 The Look of Love -- Chapter 2 Touch Me Not -- Chapter 3 The Task of Beauty -- Chapter 4 Penance in a Sheet -- Chapter 5 She's a Nice Piece of Work -- Postscript: A Something Else Thereby -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Maudlin Impression investigates the figure of Mary Magdalene in post-medieval English religious writings and visual representations, as a lasting icon in Protestant writings even after the Reformation.

9780268075743


Electronic books.

PR428.C48 -- B33 2009eb

820.9/351