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Old English Life of St Mary of Egypt - An Edition of the Old English Text with Modern English Parallel-Text Translation (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,589

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Old English Life of St Mary of Egypt - An Edition of the Old English Text with Modern English Parallel-Text Translation...

Old English Life of St Mary of Egypt - An Edition of the Old English Text with Modern English Parallel-Text Translation (Paperback)

Hugh Magennis

Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies

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Mary of Egypt, a penitent prostitute and figure of female autonomy and authority, is a disconcerting and unconventional saint, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context. She is not the kind of model of idealized female virtue normally favoured by leading churchmen in Anglo-Saxon England, and yet her life occurs in the manuscript of Aelfric's Lives of Saints, probably the most influential vernacular collection of saints' lives of its period. The story of Mary has been unduly neglected by students and teachers of Old English, but, with its gripping and intense narrative, it raises exciting issues in the study of medieval literature and culture, issues concerning gender, spirituality, cultural history and other current preoccupations.

This edition makes the Old English Life conveniently and authoritatively available to today's readers. The text is presented in an uncluttered manner with facing-page modern English translation and is accompanied by a detailed Introduction and concise commentary and a full glossary. A text and facing-page translation of the Latin source used by the Old English writer are also given.

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Imprint:	University Of Exeter Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Hugh Magennis
Dimensions:	200 x 133 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-85989-672-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology Promotions
LSN:	0-85989-672-2
Barcode:	9780859896726