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The images of doubt and belief : visual symbolism in the middle English plays of Joseph's troubles about Mary83 views
Author
Gibson, Gail McMurray, English, University of Virginia
Advisors
Kolve, V. A. , English, University of Virginia
Kellogg, Robert L. , English, University of Virginia
Roberts, Marion, Art History, University of Virginia
Abstract
The major argument of this dissertation is that the Middle English plays of Joseph's Troubles about Mary are not coarse domestic comedy, but are instead plays whose laughter addresses in a serious way the critical issue of secular man's confrontation with the mystery of Incarnation, the central mystery of the Christian faith in which Deity assumes visible form.
Degree
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Keywords
Belief and doubt in literature; English drama -- To 1500; Incarnation -- Early works to 1800
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Gibson, Gail McMurray. The images of doubt and belief : visual symbolism in the middle English plays of Joseph's troubles about Mary. University of Virginia, English, PHD (Doctor of Philosophy), 1975-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/sk6z-w765.
