Medieval Saints' Lives: The Gift, Kinship and Community in Old French Hagiography

by Emma Campbell

The significance of Old French hagiography in current theoretical debates in medieval studies and the humanities.

Contending that the study of hagiography is significant both for a consideration of medieval literature and for current theoretical debates in medieval studies, this book considers a range of Old French and Anglo-Norman texts, using modern theories of kinship and community to show how saints' lives construe social and sexual relations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841800
• ISBN13: 9781843841807
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.3" x 6.2"