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The legends of the holy harlots : Thaïs and Pelagia in Medieval Spanish literature / Andrew M. Beresford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beresford, Andrew M.
- Series:
- Colección Támesis. Monografías ; Serie A, 238.
- Colección Támesis. Serie A, Monografías ; 238
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pelagia, of Antioch, Saint, -311?.
- Thais, Saint, active 4th century.
- Spanish literature--To 1500--History and criticism.
- Spanish literature.
- Thais, Saint, active 4th century--In literature.
- Thais.
- Pelagia, of Antioch, Saint, -311?--In literature.
- Pelagia.
- Christian saints in literature.
- Prostitutes in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii,165 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English and Castilian.
- Contents:
- 1 Origin and Metamorphosis
- The Early Greek Legend of Saint Thais 1
- The Later Greek Redaction 3
- Latin Redactions 10
- The Legend of Saint Pelagia 15
- The Greek Version of James the Deacon 20
- The Hispano-Latin Redaction 22
- Later Latin Redactions 26
- 2 A Common Ethos?
- Holy Harlots in the Legenda aurea 33
- Mary Magdalene 35
- Mary of Egypt 44
- Mary the Niece of Abraham 54
- On the Establishment of a Common Ethos 61
- 3 Versions in Spanish
- The Legend of Saint Thais 63
- The Ystoria de la santa muger Tarsis 64
- The Vida de Santa Tays 67
- The Legend of Saint Pelagia 73
- The Ystoria de Santa Pelagia 74
- The Vida de Santa Pelagia 78
- The Vida e conversion de Santa Pelagia 84
- 4 Theme and Meaning
- The Legend of Saint Thais 92
- The Legend of Saint Pelagia 108
- 5 Critical Editions
- Editorial Criteria 129
- La ystoria de la santa muger Tarsis 133
- La vida de Santa Tays 135
- La ystoria de Santa Pelagia 137
- La vida de Santa Pelagia 139
- La vida e conversion de Santa Pelagia 141
- Critical Apparatus 149.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-159) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1855661446
- 9781855661448
- OCLC:
- 85830170
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