The Old English Lives of St. Margaret
(Book #9 in the Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England Series)
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This book presents the two Old English versions of the colourful legend of the virgin martyr, St Margaret of Antioch, who became one of the most widely celebrated of medieval saints and the patron saint of childbirth. The two extant vernacular lives are published together, edited with a facing translation and commentary and introduced by extensive coverage of background sources, the state of the manuscripts, their language and the growth of the cult...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521032679
ISBN13:9780521032674
Release Date:December 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:252 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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