Winstead, Karen A.  1960- <br/><br/>
Virgin martyrs :  legends of sainthood in late medieval England / 
Karen A. Winstead. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) :  illustrations. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Martyrdom, Marriage, and Religious Communities, 1100-1250 -- 2. Unruly Virgins and the Laity, 1250-1400 -- 3. Decorous Lives: Saints and Consumers, 1400-1450 -- 4. The Politics of Reading. 
<br/><br/> "Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages, and virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints in the late medieval period. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot - the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels." "Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England. The saints' portrayals participated in and were shaped by the cultural debates and contests for authority that marked an era of political instability, rapid social change, and increasing religious dissent."--Jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501711572 1501711571 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/ctv1krj09  JSTOR 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian women saints--Biography--History and criticism.<br/>Christian women martyrs--Biography--History and criticism.<br/>Virginity--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.<br/>Christian hagiography--History--To 1500.<br/>Christian legends--England.<br/>Saintes chrétiennes--Biographies--Histoire et critique.<br/>Martyres chrétiennes--Histoire et critique.--Biographies<br/>Virginité--Aspect religieux--Christianisme--Histoire des doctrines--600-1500 (Moyen Âge)<br/>Légendes chrétiennes--Angleterre.<br/>Christendom.<br/>Heiligenlegenden.<br/>Vrouwen.<br/>Martyrium<br/>Legende<br/>Heilige<br/>Christian hagiography.<br/>Christian legends.<br/>Christian women martyrs--Biography.<br/>Christian women saints--Biography.<br/>Legends, Christian--England.<br/>Christian women saints--Biography--History and criticism.<br/>Christian women martyrs--Biography--History and criticism.<br/>Virginity--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.<br/>RELIGION / History<br/>LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>England--Church history--1066-1485.<br/>England--Religious life and customs.<br/>Angleterre--Histoire religieuse--1066-1485.<br/>Angleterre--Vie religieuse.<br/>England<br/>Mittelenglisch.<br/>England.<br/>England--Church history--1066-1485.<br/>England--Religious life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Church history.<br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>History.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX4659.G7  / W56 1997eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>272/.082