TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winstead,Karen A.
TI  - Virgin martyrs: legends of sainthood in late medieval England 
SN  - 9781501711572
AV  - BX4659.G7 W56 1997eb
U1  - 272/.082 22
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Ithaca, N.Y.
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Christian women saints
KW  - Biography
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Christian women martyrs
KW  - Virginity
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Middle Ages, 600-1500
KW  - Christian hagiography
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Christian legends
KW  - England
KW  - Saintes chrétiennes
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - Martyres chrétiennes
KW  - Virginité
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Christianisme
KW  - Histoire des doctrines
KW  - 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
KW  - Légendes chrétiennes
KW  - Angleterre
KW  - Christendom
KW  - gtt
KW  - Heiligenlegenden
KW  - Vrouwen
KW  - Martyrium
KW  - gnd
KW  - Legende
KW  - Heilige
KW  - fast
KW  - Legends, Christian
KW  - RELIGION / History
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
KW  - Church history
KW  - 1066-1485
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Histoire religieuse
KW  - Vie religieuse
KW  - Mittelenglisch
KW  - swd
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index; 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
N2  - "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
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