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The Life of Saint Katherine
Engelsk Paperback

The Life of Saint Katherine

Engelsk Paperback

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Augustinian friar John Capgrave’s Middle English Life of Saint Katherine is possibly the longest and most intricate Katherine legend written during the Middle Ages. Written in the middle of the fifteenth century, The Life of Saint Katherine is a prime example of hagiography, or writings about the saints. Katherine’s legend follows that of the virgin martyr legend, a popular hagiographical formula, in which she is depicted as the young, learned Christian queen of Alexandria who confronts Emperor Maxentius as he presides over pagan ceremonies in her capital. The legend depicts Katherine’s ability to thwart Maxentius’s brutal series of torments, most notably upon a spiked wheel, until her eventual execution. Capgrave’s Life of Saint Katherine stands apart from other known Katherine narratives for his inclusion of complex social and philosophical issues in an attempt to reach a broad audience, including characters and plot details of interest to women.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
332
ISBN-13:
9781580440530
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1580440533
Udg. Dato:
1 jan 2000
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
178mm
Højde:
254mm
Forlag:
Medieval Institute Publications
Oplagsdato:
1 jan 2000
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