Virgin And Martyr

Author : Karen A. Winstead
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501711572

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Virgin Martyrs by Karen A. Winstead Pdf

Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages. A thousand years later, virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot—the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels. Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England.

Author : Andrew M. Greeley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:861471460

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Virgin and Martyr by Andrew M. Greeley Pdf

Author : Karen A. Winstead
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501711589

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Chaste Passions by Karen A. Winstead Pdf

Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes—demure maiden or disruptive shrew—prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales

Author : Dr Alison Gulley
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472405951

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The Displacement of the Body in Ælfric's Virgin Martyr Lives by Dr Alison Gulley Pdf

The Displacement of the Body in Ælfric's Virgin Martyr Lives addresses 10th-century Old English hagiographical translations, from Latin source material, by the abbot and grammarian Ælfric. The vitae of Agnes, Agatha, Lucy, and Eugenia, and the married saints Daria, Basilissa, and Cecilia, included in Ælfric's s Old English Lives of Saints, recount the lives, persecution, and martyrdom of young women who renounce sex and, in the first four stories, marriage, to devote their lives to Christian service. They purport to be about the primacy of virginity and the role of the body in attaining sanctity. However, a comparison of the Latin sources with Ælfric's versions suggests that his translation style, characterized by simplifying the most important meanings of the text, omits certain words or entire episodes that foreground suppressed female sexuality as key to sainthood. The Old English Lives de-emphasize the physical nature of faith and highlight the importance of spiritual purity. In this volume, Alison Gulley explores how the context of the Benedictine Reform in late Anglo-Saxon England and Ælfric's commitment to writing for a lay audience resulted in a set of stories depicting a spirituality distinct from physical intactness.

Author : Philip Massinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : English drama
ISBN : NYPL:33433074905120

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The Virgin Martyr by Philip Massinger Pdf

Author : PHILIP. MASSINGER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033689017

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VIRGIN MARTYR by PHILIP. MASSINGER Pdf

Author : Massinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1813
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00176676

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The Virgin-martyr by Massinger Pdf

Author : S. Baring-Gould
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547037408

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Virgin Saints and Martyrs by S. Baring-Gould Pdf

The title Virgin is an honorific given to female saints in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Published in 1901, this work presents short biographies and accounts of the martyrdom of the virgin saints and martyrs. Contents include: Blandina The Slave S. Cæcilia S. Agnes Febronia of Sibapte The Daughter of Constantine The Sister of S. Basil Geneviève of Paris The Sister of S. Benedict S. Bridget The Daughters of Bridget S. Itha S. Hilda S. Elfleda S. Werburga A Prophetess S. Clara S. Theresa Sister Dora

Author : Alison Gulley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317035534

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The Displacement of the Body in Ælfric's Virgin Martyr Lives by Alison Gulley Pdf

The Displacement of the Body in Ælfric's Virgin Martyr Lives addresses 10th-century Old English hagiographical translations, from Latin source material, by the abbot and grammarian Ælfric. The vitae of Agnes, Agatha, Lucy, and Eugenia, and the married saints Daria, Basilissa, and Cecilia, included in Ælfric's s Old English Lives of Saints, recount the lives, persecution, and martyrdom of young women who renounce sex and, in the first four stories, marriage, to devote their lives to Christian service. They purport to be about the primacy of virginity and the role of the body in attaining sanctity. However, a comparison of the Latin sources with Ælfric's versions suggests that his translation style, characterized by simplifying the most important meanings of the text, omits certain words or entire episodes that foreground suppressed female sexuality as key to sainthood. The Old English Lives de-emphasize the physical nature of faith and highlight the importance of spiritual purity. In this volume, Alison Gulley explores how the context of the Benedictine Reform in late Anglo-Saxon England and Ælfric's commitment to writing for a lay audience resulted in a set of stories depicting a spirituality distinct from physical intactness.

Author : Thomas Dekker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1011769690

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The Virgin Martyr by Thomas Dekker Pdf

Author : Philip Massinger,Frederick Richard Pickersgill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:2006566806

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The Virgin Martyr by Philip Massinger,Frederick Richard Pickersgill Pdf

Author : Andrew M. Greeley
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0708829562

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Virgin and Martyr by Andrew M. Greeley Pdf

Author : Philip Massinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : English drama
ISBN : CORNELL:31924013133305

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The Virgin Martyr by Philip Massinger Pdf

Author : Andrew M. Greeley
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0816139407

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Virgin and Martyr by Andrew M. Greeley Pdf

Author : Philip Massinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1661
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:228724376

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The Virgin-martyr by Philip Massinger Pdf