| La Vie de Saint Alexis Contributor(s): Hemming, T. D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859894622 ISBN-13: 9780859894623 Publisher: University of Exeter Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1995 Annotation: This is the first critical edition of a neglected version of "The Life of Saint Alexis" found in a late twelfth century manuscript written in England containing several other saints7; lives, that now, after many adventures, resides in the Bibliotheque nationale. Whereas other versions often stress the saint7;s role as a posthumous miracle worker, Alexis is presented here as a model and an intercessor. The text will be of interest both to students of Old French and to students of medieval hagiography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 841.1 |
| LCCN: 95023835 |
| Series: Textes Litteraires Francais |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.7" W x 8" (0.30 lbs) 51 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first critical edition of a neglected version of the Life of Saint Alexis found in a late twelfth century manuscript written in England containing several other saints' lives, and now, after many adventures, in the Bibliotheque nationale. Whereas other versions often stress the saint's role as a posthumous miracle worker Alexis is here presented as a model and an intercessor. The text will be of interest both to students of Old French and to students of medieval hagiography. |
