| Commentary: |
Snow 2007: "A useful survey of the theological underpinnings of Marian themes present in, principally, Alfonso X's CSM, Berceo's Milagros and, to a lesser extent, Gil de Zamora's Liber Mariae, meant as a supplement to the esthetic interest these works normally arouse in critics. Mary's eternal nature is reflected in CSM 24, her sanctification in CSM 330, her role as Satan-conqueror in CSM 270. Her early life is remembered (420), she is the first nun (90), her virginity is eternal (413, 414), and several roles are celebrated, too: in the Annunciation (60), in her suffering as Mater Dolorosa (403, 422), in her Dormition and Bodily Assumption (419), in her advocacy of sinners (370), and in the healing role of her sacred milk (54)." |
