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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