Marian maternity in late-medieval England

'This volume is engaging and successful in highlighting important aspects of medieval texts that tend to be neglected. Especially commendable is Long's ability to weave between the historical world of the authors/readers, the literary world of the texts, and the material world of the manuscripts'
Tyng-Guang Chu, Reading Religion

'This expertly researched and accessible book focuses on the Virgin Mary as the ideal mother from the perspective of fifteenth-century European devotional literature. This is an example of some of the best scholarly writing. It is academically sound but accessible to broader audiences interested in learning about medieval representations of the Virgin Mary.'
Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, AVE

'This book is a striking example of how feminist studies of medieval literature can join contemporary discourses regarding motherhood and gendered labor... I highly recommend this book to scholars of the Middle Ages or to non-experts who seek to understand how this medieval cultural fascination with the Virgin resonates with contemporary discourses about gender roles and parenting'
Sarah Friedman, Medieval Feminist Forum

'Marian Maternity is a cutting-edge study that will surely change how we understand motherhood in the Middle Ages and offers new ways of thinking about the politics of maternity in our day. I have been and will be recommending it to colleagues and graduate students as illustrative of the best and most courageous scholarship that is being published in the 2020s.'
Karen Winstead, Speculum

'high quality of scholarship, deep insight, and impressive breadth of knowledge displayed throughout this book... In short, scholars interested in the cult of the Virgin, gender, and contemporary social issues will certainly want to add Marian Maternity to their library.'
Mary Dzon, Sixteenth Century Journal