The Displacement Of The Body In Lfric S Virgin Martyr Lives
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The Displacement Of The Body In Lfric S Virgin Martyr Lives
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Author : Alison Gulley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-16
The Displacement Of The Body In Lfric S Virgin Martyr Lives written by Alison Gulley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Displacement of the Body in Ælfric's Virgin Martyr Lives addresses 10th-century Old English hagiographical translations, from Latin source material, by the abbot and grammarian Ælfric. The vitae of Agnes, Agatha, Lucy, and Eugenia, and the married saints Daria, Basilissa, and Cecilia, included in Ælfric's s Old English Lives of Saints, recount the lives, persecution, and martyrdom of young women who renounce sex and, in the first four stories, marriage, to devote their lives to Christian service. They purport to be about the primacy of virginity and the role of the body in attaining sanctity. However, a comparison of the Latin sources with Ælfric's versions suggests that his translation style, characterized by simplifying the most important meanings of the text, omits certain words or entire episodes that foreground suppressed female sexuality as key to sainthood. The Old English Lives de-emphasize the physical nature of faith and highlight the importance of spiritual purity. In this volume, Alison Gulley explores how the context of the Benedictine Reform in late Anglo-Saxon England and Ælfric's commitment to writing for a lay audience resulted in a set of stories depicting a spirituality distinct from physical intactness.
Women In Ancient Societies
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Author : Leonie J. Archer
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1994-04-01
Women In Ancient Societies written by Leonie J. Archer and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-04-01 with Social Science categories.
This collection of essays represents research currently being undertaken on women's lives and their representations in various ancient societies. It provides a forum for the exchange and development of ideas and methods at a crucial period in the growth of women's studies in the UK.
Job Boethius And Epic Truth
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Author : Ann W. Astell
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2019-03-15
Job Boethius And Epic Truth written by Ann W. Astell and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
Calling into question the common assumption that the Middle Ages produced no secondary epics, Ann W. Astell here revises a key chapter in literary history. She examines the connections between the Book of Job and Boethius' s Consolation of Philosophy—texts closely associated with each other in the minds of medieval readers and writers—and demonstrates that these two works served as a conduit for the tradition of heroic poetry from antiquity through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. As she traces the complex influences of classical and biblical texts on vernacular literature, Astell offers provocative readings of works by Dante, Chaucer, Spenser, Malory, Milton, and many others. Astell looks at the relationship between the historical reception of the epic and successive imitative forms, showing how Boethius's Consolation and Johan biblical commentaries echo the allegorical treatment of" epic truth" in the poems of Homer and Virgil, and how in turn many works classified as "romance" take Job and Boethius as their models. She considers the influences of Job and Boethius on hagiographic romance, as exemplified by the stories of Eustace, Custance, and Griselda; on the amatory romances of Abelard and Heloise, Dante and Beatrice, and Troilus and Criseyde; and on the chivalric romances of Martin of Tours, Galahad, Lancelot, and Redcrosse. Finally, she explores an encyclopedic array of interpretations of Job and Boethius in Milton's Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
The Acts Of Andrew And The Acts Of Andrew And Matthias In The City Of The Cannibals
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Author : Dennis Ronald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Acts Of Andrew And The Acts Of Andrew And Matthias In The City Of The Cannibals written by Dennis Ronald MacDonald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Religion categories.
The Goa Inquisition
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Author : Anant Kakba Priolkar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Goa Inquisition written by Anant Kakba Priolkar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Inquisition categories.
Juliana
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Author : Cynewulf
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-09-16
Juliana written by Cynewulf and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-16 with categories.
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Old English Lives Of Saints
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Author : Aelfric
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Old English Lives Of Saints written by Aelfric and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Christian literature, English (Old) categories.
Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric, portrays an array of saints--including virgin martyrs, kings, soldiers, and bishops--whose examples modeled courageous faith, self-sacrifice, and individual and collective resistance at a turbulent time when England was under severe Viking attack.
Her Price Is Beyond Rubies
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Author : Léonie J. Archer
language : en
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Release Date : 1990
Her Price Is Beyond Rubies written by Léonie J. Archer and has been published by Burns & Oates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
An Exposure Of The Mismanagement Of The Public Record Office
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Author : John Pym Yeatman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
An Exposure Of The Mismanagement Of The Public Record Office written by John Pym Yeatman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with categories.
Holy Men And Holy Women
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Author : Paul E. Szarmach
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Holy Men And Holy Women written by Paul E. Szarmach and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Religion categories.
This is a collection of essays on the literature of "saints' lives" in Anglo-Saxon literature.