The Scottish legendary : towards a poetics of hagiographic narration /

A study of the 'Scottish Legendary' of the late 14th century. The only extant collection of saints' lives in the vernacular from medieval Scotland, the work scrutinises the dynamics of hagiographic narration, its implicit assumptions about literariness, and the functions of telling th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Contzen, Eva von (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Colección:Manchester medieval literature and culture.
Temas:
To 1700
Scottish literature > To 1700 > History and criticism.
English literature > Scottish authors > History and criticism.
Scottish poetry > To 1700 > History and criticism.
Saints in literature.
Religion in literature.
Christian hagiography in literature.
Littérature écossaise > Jusqu'à 1700 > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > Auteurs écossais > Histoire et critique.
Poésie écossaise > Jusqu'à 1700 > Histoire et critique.
Saints dans la littérature.
Religion dans la littérature.
Hagiographie chrétienne dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Scottish authors.
Scottish literature.
Scottish poetry.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A study of the 'Scottish Legendary' of the late 14th century. The only extant collection of saints' lives in the vernacular from medieval Scotland, the work scrutinises the dynamics of hagiographic narration, its implicit assumptions about literariness, and the functions of telling the lives of the saints.
Notas:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526109675
1526109670
1526100266
9781526100269
9781526100276
1526100274

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