Cupid in early modern literature and culture
Auteur :
Kingsley-Smith, Jane
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521767613
Date de publication :
9 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.