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Chaste passions : medieval ...
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
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monografia Rebiun39110743 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun39110743 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 180524s2000 nyua ob 000 0ceng d 606249269 645144874 1050161782 1080549252 1100866324 1119111381 1152038556 1154938553 1162808674 1182015597 1193152022 1257373654 9781501711589 electronic bk.) 150171158X electronic bk.) 0801435692 9780801435690 0801485576 9780801485572 22573/ctv1krm06 JSTOR N$T eng rda pn N$T OCLCO YDX OCLCE OCLCF JSTOR IGB TXC AUW BTN MHW INTCL SNK G3B LVT S8I S8J AGLDB S9I OCLCO D6H AU@ OCLCO UKAHL OCLCQ OCL OCLCA P@U UX1 UKSSU RDF OCLCQ OCLCO CNNOR OCLCQ OCLCO FAU OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCL OCLCA OCLCL OCLCQ eng und dlr e-uk-en BIO 018000 bisacsh REL 108020 bisacsh REL 015000 bisacsh LIT 011000 bisacsh LIT 022000 bisacsh 270/.092/2 22 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ddc/E37hkMXvVQ8mMhhQDVctdbgVcx Chaste passions medieval English virgin martyr legends edited and translated by Karen A. Winstead Ithaca Cornell University Press 2000 Ithaca Ithaca Cornell University Press 1 online resource (201 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (201 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references Saint Juliana Anonymous, ca. 1200. -- Saints Agatha, Lucy, Justine, and Barbara The South English Legendary. -- Saint Anastasia The North English Legendary. -- Saint Cecilia Geoffrey Chaucer. -- Saint Christine William Paris. -- Saint Eugenia The Scottish Legendary. -- Saint Winifred John Mirk. -- Saints Margaret and Petronilla John Lydgate. -- Saints Agnes and Dorothy Osbern Bokenham. -- Saint Katherine Anonymous, ca. 1420. -- Saint Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins Anonymous, ca. 1485 Use copy. Restrictions unspecified star. MiAaHDL 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 Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010. MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Christian women saints- Legends Christian women martyrs- Legends Virginity- Religious aspects- Christianity- Legends Christian legends- England Saintes chrétiennes- Légendes Martyres chrétiennes- Légendes Légendes chrétiennes- Angleterre Virginité- Aspect religieux- Christianisme- Légendes BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY- Religious. RELIGION- Christian Church- History. RELIGION- Christianity- History. LITERARY CRITICISM- Medieval. Christian legends. Christian women martyrs. Christian women saints. Virginity- Religious aspects- Christianity. Legende. Anthologie. Igreja (história) Mulheres (aspectos religiosos) Santos (biografia histórica) Cristianismo (história) England. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C England. legends (literary genre) Legends. Legends. Légendes. Winstead, Karen A. Karen Anne),) 1960-) editor translator. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjtC7FGrdfhHVfJgfJwbv3 Print version Chaste passions. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2000 0801435692 (DLC) 99059377 (OCoLC)43060432