Author: Susan Grace LarkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Transitions in the Medieval Legends of Saint Helena
Author: Susan Grace LarkinHelena of Britain in Medieval Legend
Author: Antonina HarbusPublisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 9780859916257
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
St Helena, mother of Constantine the Great and legendary finder of the True Cross, was appropriated in the middle ages as a British saint. The rise and persistence of this legend harnessed Helena's imperial and sacred status to portray her as a romance heroine, source of national pride, and a legitimising link to imperial Rome. This study is the first to examine the origins, development, political exploitation and decline of this legend, tracing its momentum and adaptive power from Anglo-Saxon England to the twentieth century. Using Latin, English, and Welsh texts, as well as church dedications and visual arts, the author examines the positive effect of the British legend on the cult of St Helena and the reasons for its wide appeal and durability in both secular and religious contexts. Two previously unpublished vitae of St Helena are included in the volume: a Middle English verse vita from the South English Legendary, and a Latin prose vita by the twelfth-century hagiographer, Jocelin of Furness. Antonina Harbus is Professor in the Department of English at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Arthurian Bibliography IV
Author: Elaine BarberPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780859916332
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This fourth volume of entries, culled in the main from BBSIA, covers the years 1933 to 1998 inclusive. The cumulative volumes of the Bibliography offer an exhaustive author and title database of the burgeoning scholarship in this field.
Middle English Texts in Transition
Author: Simon HorobinPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1903153530
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Chaucer, Gower and Langland -- Lyrics and romances -- Devotional writings -- Owners and users of medieval books -- A tribute to Professor Takamiya
Sanctity Deferred
Author: Karolyn Ann KinaneDissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Interruptions and Transitions: Essays on the Senses in Medieval and Early Modern Visual Culture
Author: Barbara BaertPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004390529
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In Interruptions and Transitions Barbara Baert discusses the in-between space where humans and their artistic expression meet by linking the sensory experiences in medieval and early modern visual culture, the hermeneutics of imagery, and the interdisciplinarity of contemporary Art Sciences.
Centuries of transition
Author: Robert WarnockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Living Wood
Author: Louis De WohlPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian women saints
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
Medieval Germany
Author: John M. JeepPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0824076443
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
An encyclopedia covering the political, social, intellectual, religious and cultural history of the German- and Dutch-speaking medieval world, between 500 and 1500. Entries cover individuals and their deeds as well as broader historical topics.