CONTENTS
A Note on Editions and Translations
List of Abbreviations
1. The Song and the City
2. On the Verge of Virginity
3. The Mother and Nurse of Our Life
4. A Voice of Rebirth
Conclusion. Virginity Recast
Appendix 1. On the Annunciation
Appendix 2. Catalogue of Hymns Referred to in the Study
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
