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Record Number: 7321 Author(s)/Creator(s): Koppelman , Kate. Contributor(s): Title: Devotional Ambivalence: The Virgin Mary as "Empresse of Helle" [The author examines the Middle English miracle of the Virgin in which the clerk Theophilus prays for her help in saving his soul from the devil. Rather than the mild mother figure, Mary is here portrayed as the queen of Hell who aggressively and angrily confronts first Theophilus and then the devil. The author, using psychoanalytic theory, argues that the devout would be filled with anxiety in praying to a Mary who is presented as an unpredictable and powerful figure. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source URL: Essays in Medieval Studies: Proceeding of the Illinois Medieval Association (Full Text via Project Muse) 18 (2001): 67-82 Link Info target = '_blank'>Essays in Medieval Studies: Proceeding of the Illinois Medieval Association (Full Text via Project Muse) 18 (2001): 67-82 Link Info Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Aggression Lacan, Jacques, Psychoanalyst (1901-1981) Mary, Virgin, Saint in Literature Miracles Psychoanalytic Theory Theophilus (Literary Figure) Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of California, Santa Barbara Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2001. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 10432213 0

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