{"product_id":"a-companion-to-middle-english-sarah-salih-9781843842460","title":"A Companion to Middle English Hagiography","description":"The Saints' Life was one of the most popular forms of literature in medieval England. This volume offers crucial information for an understanding of the genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe saints were the superheroes and the celebrities of medieval England, bridging the gap between heaven and earth, the living and the dead. A vast body of literature evolved during the middle ages to ensure that everyone, from kings to peasants, knew the stories of the lives, deaths and afterlives of the saints. However, despite its popularity and ubiquity, the genre of the Saint's Life has until recently been little studied. This collection introduces the canon of Middle English hagiography; places it in the context of the cults of saints; analyses key themes within hagiographic narrative, including gender, power, violence and history; and, finally, shows how hagiographic themessurvived the Reformation. Overall it offers both information for those coming to the genre for the first time, and points forward to new trends in research.\u003cbr\u003e Dr SARAH SALIH is Senior Lecturer in English, King's College London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: SAMANTHA RICHES, MARY BETH LONG, CLAIRE M. WATERS, ROBERT MILLS, ANKE BERNAU, KATHERINE J. LEWIS, MATTHEW WOODCOCK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Salih\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843842467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843842460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.41d","brand":"Sarah Salih","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410773733631,"sku":"9781843842460","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c83bf5e2-cb45-4c05-baf1-486bf61e92db.jpg?v=1697537680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-companion-to-middle-english-sarah-salih-9781843842460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}