Czech Legend of St Catherine of Alexandria
Regular price
€77.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Alfred Thomas
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Alfred Thomas
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=CFP
Category=DSBB
conversion
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_dictionaries-language-reference
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
hagiographic romance
Language_English
marriage
mendicant
mysticism
octosyllabic verse
PA=Available
passion
patronage
piety
Price_€50 to €100
PS=Active
realism
rhetoric
rural imagery
Second Cycle of Legends
softlaunch
The Golden Legend
theology
vernacular
Product details
- ISBN 9781843847151
- Weight: 244g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 16 Apr 2024
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
The first complete translation of a fascinating piece of Czech literature.
The virgin martyr St Catherine was one of the pre-eminent and most popular saints in the Middle Ages, her legend spreading far and wide throughout Europe. A Bohemian version of her Vita was written in the second half of the fourteenth century, probably for the court of Emperor Charles IV in Prague; it is a fascinating account of her life and passion, with many unique features. However, partly because of the language barrier, it has received relatively little attention.
This book provides the first complete translation of this important text. It is accompanied by a full, interdisciplinary introduction, which places the legend in its cultural and historical context, and emphasizes both the importance of the Dominican friars as court writers and the prominence of royal and noble women as patrons and consumers of their work. It also highlights the numerous representations of Catherine in contemporary art. Meanwhile, elucidatory notes to the translation illuminate its most important features.
ALFRED THOMAS is Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
