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French
hagiography
lives of saints
medieval
medieval manuscript
saints
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- ISBN 9780859894623
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 1995
- Publisher: University of Exeter
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This is the first critical edition of a neglected version of the Life of Saint Alexis found in a late twelfth century manuscript written in England containing several other saints’ lives, and now, after many adventures, in the Bibliothèque nationale. Whereas other versions often stress the saint’s role as a posthumous miracle worker Alexis is here presented as a model and an intercessor. The text will be of interest both to students of Old French and to students of medieval hagiography.
