Legend of Holy Women: Theology by Sheila Delany

Legend of Holy Women: Theology

Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture

Sheila Delany

256 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging medium-paced
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Sheila Delany's spirited translation of Osbern Bokenham's Legendys of Hooly Wummen (1443-1447) makes available in modern English the first all-female hagiography. Closely translated from elaborate, Latinate Middle English verse into fluent prose, ...

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