Her Life Historical Exemplarity and Female Saints' Lives in Late Medieval England

Her Life Historicaloffers a major reconsideration of one of the most popular narrative forms in late medieval England-the lives of female saints-and one of the period's primary modes of interpretation-exemplarity. With lucidity and insight, Catherine Sanok shows that saints' legends served...

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Main Author:	Sanok, Catherine
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 01.01.2011 University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition:	1
Series:	The Middle Ages Series
Subjects:	Biography Christian hagiography Christian literature, English (Middle) Christian literature, English (Middle)-History and criticism Christian women Christian women saints Christian women saints-Biography-History and criticism Christian women-Religious life-England-History-To 1500 England Gender Studies HISTORY HISTORY / Europe / Medieval History and criticism History-Medieval 500 to 1500 Interdisciplinary-Gender Studies Language & Literature LITERARY CRITICISM LITERARY CRITICISM / General Literature Medieval Medieval and Renaissance Studies Religion Religion/Religious Studies Religious life Religious Studies To 1500 Women's Studies Literature Religion/Religious Studies Religious Studies Gender Studies Interdisciplinary-Gender Studies Religion Women's Studies History-Medieval 500 to 1500 Medieval and Renaissance Studies
ISBN:	9780812239867, 0812239865, 9780812203004, 0812203003
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