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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1. Verfasser: Contzen, Eva von (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Schriftenreihe:Manchester medieval literature and culture.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2016.
Beschreibung:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Zielpublikum:Specialized.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526109675
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