By Dr Espinosa Ruben
ISBN-10: 1138268119
ISBN-13: 9781138268111
ISBN-10: 1409401162
ISBN-13: 9781409401162
Masculinity and Marian Efficacy in Shakespeare's England deals a brand new method of comparing the mental 'loss' of the Virgin Mary in post-Reformation England by means of illustrating how, within the wake of Mary's demotion, re-inscriptions of her roles and meanings merely proliferated, seizing carry of nationwide mind's eye and leading to new configurations of masculinity. the writer surveys the early smooth cultural and literary reaction to Mary's marginalization, and argues that Shakespeare employs either Roman Catholic and post-Reformation perspectives of Marian energy not just to scrutinize cultural perceptions of masculinity, but additionally to provide his viewers new avenues of exploring either spiritual and gendered subjectivity. by way of deploying Mary's symbolic valence to infuse sure characters, and dramatic events with female efficiency, Espinosa analyzes how Shakespeare attracts cognizance to the Virgin Mary instead to an another way unilaterally masculine outlook on salvation and gendered identification formation.
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