Women Saints' Lives in Old English Prose by Leslie A. Donovan

Women Saints' Lives in Old English Prose

Library of Medieval Women

Leslie A. Donovan

148 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion informative medium-paced
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Devout, virtuous and independent, the heroines of Old English saints' lives (one of the most popular literary genres of the middle ages) provided exemplars of personal and public inspiration for medieval Christians. The eight lives translated here...

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