La Vie de Saint Alexis [French]

By T.D. Hemming

This is the first critical edition of a neglected version of the Life of Saint Alexis found in a late twelfth century manuscript written in England containing several other saints' lives, and now, after many adventures, in the Bibliotheque nationale. Whereas other versions often stress the saint's role as a posthumous miracle worker Alexis is here presented as a model and an intercessor. The text will be of interest both to students of Old French and to students of medieval hagiography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 0859894622
• ISBN13: 9780859894623
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.0"