Women of the Gilte Legende: A Selection of Middle English Saints Lives (Library of Medieval Women) - Softcover

Tracy, Larissa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843842998 ISBN 13: 9781843842996

Publisher: BOYE6, 2012

Synopsis

The Gilte Legende was widely read as a model for everyday life, including the education of women through examples set by early Christian martyrs. This book divides the lives of female saints into: the "ryght hooly virgins", who vocally defend their bodies against Roman persecution; "holy mothers", who give up their traditional role to pursue a life of contemplation; the "repentant sinners", who convert and voice their defiance against a society that demanded silence in women; and the "holy transvestites", who cast off their gender identity to find absolution and salvation. Their lives reach through the ages to speak to a modern audience, forcing a re-examination of women's roles in the medieval period. LARISSA TRACY is Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Georgetown University and George Mason University. Series editor JANE CHANCE

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About the Author:

LARISSA TRACY is Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Georgetown University and George Mason University.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: BOYE6
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1843842998
• ISBN 13: 9781843842996
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 155