Holy Men and Holy Women: Old English Prose Saints' Lives and Their Contexts Contributor(s): Szarmach, Paul E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791427161 ISBN-13: 9780791427163 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: This collection of essays, focuses on the substantial body of saints' lives in Anglo-Saxon literature with special reference to Aelfric. The aim of these three collections has been to stimulate scholarly and critical interest in OE prose, thus redirecting the energies of Anglo-Saxonists towards a large body of material that has had comparatively few interpreters. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Literary Collections | Essays |
Dewey: 274.203 |
LCCN: 95001192 |
Series: Suny Medieval Studies |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.92" W x 8.97" (1.20 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: This is a collection of essays on the literature of "saints' lives" in Anglo-Saxon literature. |