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Teresa of Avila's autobiography : authority, power and the self in mid-sixteenth-century Spain / Elena Carrera.
Van Pelt Library BX4700.T4 C377 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carrera, Elena.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582. Libro de la vida.
- Teresa.
- Devotional literature--History and criticism.
- Devotional literature.
- Spanish literature--16th century--History and criticism.
- Spanish literature.
- Spiritual life in literature.
- Self in literature.
- Meditation--Spain--History--16th century.
- Meditation.
- Confession--Spain--History--16th century.
- Confession.
- Church history--16th century.
- Church history.
- History.
- Spain--Religious life and customs.
- Spain.
- Physical Description:
- 211 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Legenda, 2005.
- Summary:
- The Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila (1515-82) was the author of one of the most acclaimed early modern autobiographies - "Vida". This text examines the impact of textual models on Teresa's self-construction.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-206) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1900755963
- OCLC:
- 53458747
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