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Record Number:
9322
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Parsons , John Carmi.
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Pregnant Queen as Counsellor and the Medieval Construction of Motherhood
Source:
Medieval Mothering. Edited by John Carmi Parsons and Bonnie Wheeler. Garland Publishing, 1996. Pages 39 - 61.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Athelston, Middle English Romance
Froissart, Jean, Chronicler- Chroniques
Intercession
Mary, Virgin, Saint- Image of
Mothers
Pregnancy
Queens
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
14
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
The implications of juxtaposing the queen's roles as dynastic mother and intercessor are examined in fourteenth-century literary works that depict the queen in an advanced state of pregnancy when she intercedes with her husband. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing.]
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Abstract:
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This nurturing quality of maternity is also highlighted in John Carmi Parson's analysis of pregnant queens and their role as intercessors with their husbands. Parsons argues that the literature and rituals surrounding the pregnant queen's intercessory rol
Author's Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1996.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815323417