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Sacred Fictions of Medieval France: Narrative Theology in the Lives of Christ and the Virgin, 1150-1500
Maureen Boulton
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Hardback. A study of the immensely popular "lives" of Christ and the Virgin in medieval France. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
The story of the life of Christ and his mother was told in many texts in various French vernaculars (Anglo-Norman and Old Occitan, as well as Old and Middle French) between the middle of the twelfth century and the end of the fifteenth; there are more than a hundred such texts, extant in at least 400 manuscripts. These sacred fictions are the subject of this book. Given that the principal events in the lives of Mary and Jesus were well known to potential audiences, the choice of genre was the most important decision facing a medieval author. ... Read more
The story of the life of Christ and his mother was told in many texts in various French vernaculars (Anglo-Norman and Old Occitan, as well as Old and Middle French) between the middle of the twelfth century and the end of the fifteenth; there are more than a hundred such texts, extant in at least 400 manuscripts. These sacred fictions are the subject of this book. Given that the principal events in the lives of Mary and Jesus were well known to potential audiences, the choice of genre was the most important decision facing a medieval author. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
745g
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844143
SKU
V9781843844143
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About Maureen Boulton
Professor of French, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Notre Dame
Reviews for Sacred Fictions of Medieval France: Narrative Theology in the Lives of Christ and the Virgin, 1150-1500
Boulton has given scholars and students of medieval literature and devotional culture an extremely useful and readable guidebook for further exploration in the field of medieval religious literature. Her book certainly strikes a pleasing balance between sketching out several compelling trajectories taken by groups of sacred biographers and giving readers a sense of the attraction, charm, and subtlety of specific ... Read more