Sacred Biography: Saints and Their Biographers in the Middle Ages

by Thomas J. Heffernan

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Though medieval "saints' lives" are among the oldest literary texts of Western vernacular culture, they are routinely patronized as "pious fiction" by modern historiography. This book demonstrates that to characterize the genre as fiction is to misunderstand the intentions of medieval authors, who were neither credulous fools nor men blinded by piety. Concentrating on English texts, Heffernan reconstructs the medieval perspective and considers sacred...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195079078

ISBN13:9780195079074

Release Date:October 1992

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality Shakespeare

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