Virgin martyrs : legends of sainthood in late medieval England / Karen A. Winstead.

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Winstead, Karen A. (Karen Anne), 1960-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1997Description: 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781501711572
1501711571

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Virgin martyrs.DDC classification:

272/.082 22

LOC classification:

BX4659.G7 W56 1997eb

Other classification:

11.52

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Contents:

1. Martyrdom, Marriage, and Religious Communities, 1100-1250 -- 2. Unruly Virgins and the Laity, 1250-1400 -- 3. Decorous Lives: Saints and Consumers, 1400-1450 -- 4. The Politics of Reading.

Review: "Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages, and virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints in the late medieval period. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot - the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels." "Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England. The saints' portrayals participated in and were shaped by the cultural debates and contests for authority that marked an era of political instability, rapid social change, and increasing religious dissent."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index.

1. Martyrdom, Marriage, and Religious Communities, 1100-1250 -- 2. Unruly Virgins and the Laity, 1250-1400 -- 3. Decorous Lives: Saints and Consumers, 1400-1450 -- 4. The Politics of Reading.

"Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages, and virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints in the late medieval period. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot - the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels." "Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England. The saints' portrayals participated in and were shaped by the cultural debates and contests for authority that marked an era of political instability, rapid social change, and increasing religious dissent."--Jacket

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