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A Medieval Pilgrim's Companion Reassessing El libro de los huespedes (Escorial MS.h.I.13) / by Thomas D. Spaccarelli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spaccarelli, Thomas Dean, 1947-
- Series:
- North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Series
- North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Series ; v.261
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Escorial. Real Biblioteca--Manuscript--H-I-13.
- Escorial.
- Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Spain--Santiago de Compostela.
- Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages.
- Spanish literature--To 1500--History and criticism.
- Spanish literature.
- Christian legends--Spain--History and criticism.
- Christian legends.
- Christian saints--Legends--History and criticism.
- Christian saints.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : Distributed by University of North Carolina Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- In this book, Thomas Spaccarelli argues that the Escorial codex usually published and studied as nine separate saints' lives and romances is in fact a unified and organized whole.He shows how the codex is intimately related to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and to the religious, literary, and artistic traditions associated with it.
- Contents:
- Cover
- A MEDIEVAL PILGRIM'S COMPANION
- Title
- Copyright
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Dedication
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
- CHAPTER II: THE QUESTION OF UNITY IN THE LH
- CHAPTER III: STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK
- A. Biblical Texts
- B. The "Gregorian Pattern of Pilgrimage
- C. Guest/Host Theology
- D. Traditions of the Road to Santiago
- E. Iconography of Santiago
- F. The Principle of Imitatio Christi
- G. Egalitarianism
- H. Misogyny and Feminism
- I. Family Separation, Wandering, Travail
- CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS OF EL UBRO DE LOS HUESPEDES
- A. Mary and Martha
- B. St. Mary Egyptian
- C. St. Catherine
- C.II An Excursus on sesol/ollia
- D. Plaçidas/St. Eustace
- E. William of England
- F. Otas of Rome
- G. The Holy Empress
- H. Carlos Maynes
- I. Conclusion
- CHAPTER V: THE MATTER OF TRANSLATION
- CHAPTER VI: STANDARDIZATION OF LANGUAGE: PERPETUATING THE FRAGMENTATION OF A WHOLE
- CHAPTER VII: A REVIEW OF MODERN EDITIONS
- CHAPTER VIII: LIST OF WORKS CITED.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-143).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781469641638
- 1469641631
- OCLC:
- 1080549882
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