Saint Mary of Egypt : three medieval lives in verse / translated by Ronald Pepin and Hugh Feiss.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pepin, Ronald E.

Feiss, Hugh.

Series:

Cistercian studies series ; no. 209.

Cistercian studies series ; no. 209

Language:

English

Latin

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mary, of Egypt, Saint--Poetry--Translations into English.

Mary.

Mary, of Egypt, Saint.

Monasticism and religious orders--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Monasticism and religious orders.

History.

Monasticism and religious orders--Middle Ages.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

x, 159 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, [2005]

Summary:

The saintly austerities of Mary of Egypt so impressed early monks that they recorded her life to edify their brethren. Many versions circulated and the tale traveled. Here we see Mary through the eyes of three medieval poets: Flodoard, a canon of Reims (+ 966), Hildebert of Lavardin, a bishop, (+ 1134), and an Anonymous Spaniard.

Contents:

The story of Mary of Egypt and the texts

On Mary the Egyptian and Zosimas / Flodoard of Reims

The life of Saint Mary of Egypt / Hildebert of Lavardin

The life of Saint Mary the Egyptian / anonymous Spanish poet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Flodoard, of Reims, 894-966. De triumphis Christi. Selections. English

Hildebert, Archbishop of Tours, 1056?-1133. Vita Beatae Mariae Aegypticae. English

Vida de Santa María Egipcíaca. English

ISBN:

0879072091

OCLC:

62330857

Publisher Number:

9780879072094