{"product_id":"prose-lives-of-venantius-fortunatus","title":"Prose Lives of Venantius Fortunatus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes the prose hagiographies written by the poet Venantius Fortunatus (c.530-c.600\/609CE) to ascertain how they were used in the pastoral care of the Christian laity in sixth-century Gaul, particularly through their recitation in the mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplying methods from semiotics, narratology, and philology to recover the multi-faceted moral and spiritual teachings that would have emerged from their interpretation in this original, lost oral context, the book demonstrates that Fortunatus narratively promoted a predestinarian view of grace and free will. The prose \u003ci\u003evitae\u003c\/i\u003e used religious outsiders as objects of intra-Christian edification, and reinforced ecclesiastical strictures on women’s sexuality and place in the church. The book closes with an extended analysis of the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e of Queen Radegund, arguing that Fortunatus fashioned this saint as a preeminent exemplar and recipient of lay piety. This study not only uncovers the pastoral significance of Fortunatus’ hagiography but also reveals the poet’s unacknowledged merit as a serious pastoral thinker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book breaks new ground in hagiography studies and will be of interest to researchers and enthusiasts of late antique history and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57257578791256,"sku":"9789463725699","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/prose-lives-of-venantius-fortunatus","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}