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Ashton, Gail, 1957-

The generation of identity in late medieval hagiography : speaking the saint / Gail Ashton. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2000. - 1 online resource (vi, 176 pages) - Routledge research in medieval studies ; 1 . - Routledge research in medieval studies ; 1. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-171) and index.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Narration and narratorial control: the masculine voice; A concept of space and a notion of identity; Articulating an identity: speech, silence, and self-disclosure; Written on the body; Conclusion: song of the saint; Bibliography; Index.

In this interdisciplinary and boundary breaking study, Gail Ashton examines the depiction of female saints in a wide range of medieval texts.

ISBN: 0203170466 9780203170465 0203004914 9780203004913 9780415182102 0415182107 9786610334827 661033482X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian women saints--Biography--History and criticism.
Christian saints--Biography--History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.
Christian hagiography.
Saintes chrétiennes--Biographies--Histoire et critique.
Saints chrétiens--Biographies--Histoire et critique.
Littérature médiévale--Histoire et critique.
Hagiographie chrétienne.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Angelology & Demonology.
Christian hagiography
Christian saints--Biography
Christian women saints--Biography
Literature, Medieval
Hagiografie.
Sekseverschillen.
Vrouwen.
Heiligen.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: BX4656 / .A85 2000eb

Dewey Class. No.: 235/.2/082