Possible lives : authors and saints in Renaissance Italy /

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Possible Lives uses the saints'lives written by humanists of the Italian Renaissance to explore the intertwining of classical and religious cultures on the eve of the European Reformation. The lives of saints were among the most reproduced and widely distributed literatures of medieval and earl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frazier, Alison Knowles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
To 1500
Christian hagiography > History > To 1500.
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Italy > History and criticism.
Renaissance > Italy.
Littérature chrétienne latine médiévale et moderne > Italie > Histoire et critique.
Renaissance > Italie.
RELIGION > Christianity > Saints & Sainthood.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Angelology & Demonology.
Christian hagiography
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Renaissance
Italy
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Two Technical Notes
  • 1. Introduction: Authors, Saints, and Texts
  • 2. A Renaissance of Martyrs
  • 3. The Last Medieval Legendary
  • 4. The Teacher's Saints
  • 5. The Spectacle of a Woman's Devotion
  • 6. The Saint as Author
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Hand List: An Annotated List of Authors and Their Vitae, Passiones, and Liturgical Historiae About Saints (Manuscript and Print, ca. 1420-1521)
  • Index: Manuscripts Consulted
  • Index: People and Places.

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