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Virgin Martyrs
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Author : Karen A. Winstead
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-31
Virgin Martyrs written by Karen A. Winstead 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 2018-05-31 with Literary Criticism categories.
Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages. A thousand years later, virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot—the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels. Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England.
Virgin Saints And Martyrs
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Author : S. Baring-Gould
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-02
Virgin Saints And Martyrs written by S. Baring-Gould and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with Fiction categories.
The title Virgin is an honorific given to female saints in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Published in 1901, this work presents short biographies and accounts of the martyrdom of the virgin saints and martyrs. Contents include: Blandina The Slave S. Cæcilia S. Agnes Febronia of Sibapte The Daughter of Constantine The Sister of S. Basil Geneviève of Paris The Sister of S. Benedict S. Bridget The Daughters of Bridget S. Itha S. Hilda S. Elfleda S. Werburga A Prophetess S. Clara S. Theresa Sister Dora
The Virgin Martyr
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Author : Massinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1813
The Virgin Martyr written by Massinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1813 with categories.
Chaste Passions
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Author : Karen A. Winstead
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-31
Chaste Passions written by Karen A. Winstead 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 2018-05-31 with Literary Criticism categories.
Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes—demure maiden or disruptive shrew—prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales
Virgin Martyr
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Author : PHILIP. MASSINGER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
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Virgin Saints And Martyrs
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Author : Sabine Baring-Gould
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Virgin Saints And Martyrs written by Sabine Baring-Gould and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Virgin Saints And Martyrs
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Author : Sabine Baring-Gould
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-17
Virgin Saints And Martyrs written by Sabine Baring-Gould and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-17 with History categories.
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Narrating Martyrdom
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Author : Anne P. Alwis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-31
Narrating Martyrdom written by Anne P. Alwis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-31 with History categories.
This book reconceives the rewriting of Byzantine hagiography between the eighth and fourteenth centuries as a skilful initiative in communication and creative freedom, and as a form of authorship. Three men - Makarios (late C13th-C14th), a monk; Constantine Akropolites (d.c.1324), a statesman; and an Anonymous educated wordsmith (c. C9th - each opted to rewrite the martyrdom of a female virgin saint who suffered and died centuries earlier. Their adaptations, respectively, were of St. Ia of Persia (modern-day Iran), St. Horaiozele of Constantinople, and St. Tatiana of Rome. Ia is described as a victim of the persecutions of the Persian Shahanshah, Shapur II (309-79 C.E), Horaiozele was allegedly a disciple of St Andrew and killed anachronistically under the emperor Decius (249-51 C.E), and Tatiana, we are told, was a deaconess, martyred during the reign of emperor Alexander Severus (222-35 C.E). Makarios, Akropolites, and the Anonymous knowingly tailored their compositions to influence an audience and to foster their individual interests. The implications arising from these studies are far-reaching: this monograph considers the agency of the hagiographer, the instrumental use of the authorial persona and its impact on the audience, and hagiography as a layered discourse. The book also provides the first translations and commentaries of the martyrdoms of these virgin martyrs.
Virgin Martyrs
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Author : Michael J. K. Fuller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Virgin Martyrs written by Michael J. K. Fuller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Literary Criticism categories.
In modern times, the medieval stories of the saints have been either simply ignored or have been interpreted as colorful examples of cultural history, all the while ignoring their central character and initial purpose: Christ. But the legends and stories of the saints were always told within and around the sacramental and liturgical life of the Church. In other words, the saints were tools in preaching and promoting the Gospel of Christ. This clearly written book is a search for a way to read the medieval legends of the saints-- all saints--through the stories of the Virgin Martyrs, so that that their original and powerful stories speak to us once again. The stories of all the saints were written by people who were immersed in the Scriptures and who lived and breathed the words, images, ideas, symbols, poetry.
Narrating Martyrdom
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Author : Anne P. Alwis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09
Narrating Martyrdom written by Anne P. Alwis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09 with categories.
This book reconceives the rewriting of Byzantine hagiography between the eighth and fourteenth centuries as a skilful initiative in communication and creative freedom, and as a form of authorship. Three men - Makarios (late C13th-C14th), a monk; Constantine Akropolites (d.c.1324), a statesman; and an Anonymous educated wordsmith (c. C9th) - each opted to rewrite the martyrdom of a female virgin saint who suffered and died centuries earlier. Their adaptations, respectively, were of St. Ia of Persia (modern-day Iran), St. Horaiozele of Constantinople, and St. Tatiana of Rome. Ia is described as a victim of the persecutions of the Persian Shahanshah, Shapur II (309-79 C.E), Horaiozele was allegedly a disciple of St Andrew and killed anachronistically under the emperor Decius (249-51 C.E), and Tatiana, we are told, was a deaconess, martyred during the reign of emperor Alexander Severus (222-35 C.E). Makarios, Akropolites, and the Anonymous knowingly tailored their compositions to influence an audience and to foster their individual interests. The implications arising from these studies are far-reaching: this monograph considers the agency of the hagiographer, the instrumental use of the authorial persona and its impact on the audience, and hagiography as a layered discourse. The book also provides the first translations and commentaries of the martyrdoms of these virgin martyrs.