Virgin Martyrs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Virgin Martyrs write by Karen A. Winstead. This book was released on 2018-05-31. Virgin Martyrs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages. A thousand years later, virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot—the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels. Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England.
The Virgin Martyrs of Verdun
The Virgin Martyrs of Verdun - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Virgin Martyrs of Verdun write by Giuseppe Concone. This book was released on 1855. The Virgin Martyrs of Verdun available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Virgin Martyrs
Virgin Martyrs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Virgin Martyrs write by Michael J. K. Fuller. This book was released on 2011. Virgin Martyrs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In modern times, the medieval stories of the saints have been either simply ignored or have been interpreted as colorful examples of cultural history, all the while ignoring their central character and initial purpose: Christ. But the legends and stories of the saints were always told within and around the sacramental and liturgical life of the Church. In other words, the saints were tools in preaching and promoting the Gospel of Christ. This clearly written book is a search for a way to read the medieval legends of the saints-- all saints--through the stories of the Virgin Martyrs, so that that their original and powerful stories speak to us once again. The stories of all the saints were written by people who were immersed in the Scriptures and who lived and breathed the words, images, ideas, symbols, poetry.
Chaste Passions
Chaste Passions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chaste Passions write by Karen Anne Winstead. This book was released on 2000. Chaste Passions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes--demure maiden or disruptive shrew--prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales
The Blood of Martyrs
The Blood of Martyrs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Blood of Martyrs write by . This book was released on . The Blood of Martyrs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
