St Anne in Renaissance Music: Devotion and Politics

by Michael Alan Anderson

Devotion to St Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary, reached its height in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Until now, Anne's reception history and political symbolism during this period have been primarily discussed through the lens of art history. This is the first study to explore the music that honoured the saint and its connections to some of the most prominent court cultures of western Europe. Michael Alan Anderson examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107641632
• ISBN13: 9781107641631
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"