The Enclosed Garden and the Medieval Religious Imaginary

by Liz Herbert McAvoy

During the Middle Ages, the arresting motif of the walled garden - especially in its manifestation as a sacred or love-inflected hortus conclusus - was a common literary device.

During the Middle Ages, the arresting motif of the walled garden - especially in its manifestation as a sacred or love-inflected hortus conclusus - was a common literary device. Usually associated with the Virgin Mary or the Lady of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843845989
• ISBN13: 9781843845980
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"