Virgin Whore

Author/Contributor(s):	Solberg, Emma Maggie
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Date:	12/15/2018
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In Virgin Whore, Emma Maggie Solberg uncovers a surprisingly prevalent theme in late English medieval literature and culture: the celebration of the Virgin Mary's sexuality. Although history is narrated as a progressive loss of innocence, the Madonna has grown purer with each passing century. Looking to a period before the idea of her purity...