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Record Number: 13712 Author(s)/Creator(s): Whitehead , Christiania. Contributor(s): Title: A Fortress and a Shield: The Representation of the Virgin in the "Château d'amour" of Robert Grosseteste Source: Writing Religious Women: Female Spiritual and Textual Practices in Late Medieval England.  Edited by Denis Renevey and Christiania Whitehead.  University of Toronto Press, 2000.  Pages 109 - 132. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Allegory Anglo- Norman Literature Architecture, Image of Castles, Image of Literature- Verse Mary, Virgin, Saint- Cult Mary, Virgin, Saint in Literature Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln- Chateau d'Amour Theology Virginity Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: A Fortress and a Shield: The Representation of the Virgin in the Chateau d'amour of Robert Grosseteste by Christiania Whitehead does an excellent job of articulating the conflicting metaphors -- appreciative, castle-like, quasi-divine, regal, judicial -- Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0802035175

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