| Le Vain Siecle Guerpir: A Literary Approach to Sainthood Through Old French Hagiography of the Twelfth Century Contributor(s): Johnson, Phyllis (Author), Cazelles, Brigitte (Author) |
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ISBN: 080789205X ISBN-13: 9780807892053 Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill D OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1979 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | European - French - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 841.109 |
| LCCN: 79010678 |
| Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatu |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6" W x 9" (1.06 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through an analysis of French hagiography and the vernacular translations of nineteen saints' lives, Johnson and Cazelles explore the impact of saints on ordinary men and the relationship between holiness and heroism in the twelfth century. Divided into two parts, the first is devoted to aspects of the hero-saint and savior-saint, and the second, organized alphabetically by saint's name, engages the French hagiographic traditions. |