The Maudlin Impression : English Literary Images of Mary Magdalene, 1550-1700.
- 1st ed.
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- 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.