Reading Contingencies: Marian Figuration in Middle English Literature

Author / Editor
Reed, Teresa P.

Title
Reading Contingencies: Marian Figuration in Middle English Literature

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 57 (1997): 3930A.

Description
Representations of Mary in medieval literature are paradoxical, often underscored by her opposition to Eve. MLT and the hagiography Seinte Marherete seek to present a unified view of Mary but ultimately fail; WBPT and Pearl are more sensitive to the implications of the paradox.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
Man of Law and His Tale.
Wife of Bath and Her Tale.