Cupid in Early Modern Literature and Culture |
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| Author:
| Kingsley-Smith, Jane |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-65482-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.99 |
Book Description:
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Cupid became a popular figure in sixteenth-century England, appearing in drama, paintings and lyric poetry. This book argues that Cupid's rise to cultural prominence was a response to the Protestant Reformation, and the debates it provoked about the 'Catholic' sins of lust and idolatry and the legitimacy of female rule.
Cupid became a popular figure in sixteenth-century England, appearing in drama, paintings and lyric poetry. This book argues that Cupid's rise to cultural prominence was a response to the Protestant Reformation, and the debates it provoked about the 'Catholic' sins of lust and idolatry and the legitimacy of female rule.