The Life of Christina of Markyate: A 12th Century Recluse - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0802082025 ISBN 13: 9780802082022

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1998

Riassunto

"The Life of Christina of Markyate", a twelfth-century English recluse and later abbess of Markyate near St Albans, is a remarkable example of late medieval hagiography. Originally written at the time of or soon after Christina's death in the twelfth century, the Life is unusual both in its relative lack of miracles, and in the unknown author's decision to write Christina's life factually rather than gathering together stock elements from previously written saint's lives, as was the custom.

First published in 1959, this edition contains the original Latin text with a facing-page English translation. It is accompanied by a comprehensive Introduction that discusses the codicological problems of the text, and provides other contextual and background material.

'One of the great virtues of this Life is its vivid revelations of Christina's personal circumstances, which must have been based on her own reminiscences. Although doubts have been cast on her veracity ... they do not affect the main lines of the extraordinary story she told the author.'

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• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0802082025
• ISBN 13: 9780802082022
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 204
• Redattore: Talbot C. H.