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The Lady as Saint: A Collection of French Hagiographic Romances of the Thirteenth Century

By Brigitte Cazelles

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
1991
ISBN
9780812213805
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26498310 bytes)
Series
Middle Ages Series
Pages
336\336
Time added
2019-09-28 12:50:48

Description

Among the thirteenth-century saints exalted are female martyrs and hermits of early Christianity. In The Lady as Saint, Brigitte Cazelles offers the first English translation of these lives and provides extensive commentary on the portrayal of female spirituality.

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