Women saints' lives in Old English prose /

Women saints' lives in Old English prose /

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Devout, virtuous and independent, the heroines of Old English saints' lives (one of the most popular literary genres of the middle ages) provided exemplars of personal and public inspiration for medieval Christians. The eight lives translated here are the earliest known vernacular accounts of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donovan, Leslie A., 1957- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Old English
Published: Cambridge ; Rochester, N.Y. : D.S. Brewer, 1999
Series:Library of medieval women
Subjects:
Christian literature, English (Old)
Christian women saints > Biography > Early works to 1800
Littérature chrétienne anglaise (vieil anglais)
Saintes chrétiennes > Biographies > Ouvrages avant 1800
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious
Christian women saints
RELIGION > Christian Church > History
RELIGION > Christianity > History
Biographies
Early works

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