{"product_id":"la-festa-et-storia-di-nancy-wilson-van-baak-9780820428963","title":"La Festa Et Storia Di Sancta Caterina: A Medieval Italian Religious Drama","description":"Catherine of Alexandria was undoubtedly one of the most popular saints in the Middle Ages. Her mystical union with Christ and her martyrdom ordeal inspired many works of prose and poetry in a wide variety of languages, including Italian. The \u003ci\u003eFesta et storia\u003c\/i\u003e is singular in that it is one of only two known medieval Italian plays about this saint, and it is structured to be performed over a three-day period. This religious play, or \u003ci\u003esacra rappresentazione\u003c\/i\u003e, is analyzed in the context of medieval lay confraternities and of earlier treatments of Catherine's legend in Italy. The linguistic and literary aspects of the text reflect its place in the popular literary tradition of late medieval Siena. Also, the primary Latin source of the \u003ci\u003eFesta et storia\u003c\/i\u003e and many other Romance vernacular recensions, \u003ci\u003eBHL\u003c\/i\u003e 1663, is provided in English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy R. Mermier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820428965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820428963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Guy R. Mermier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302086832383,"sku":"9780820428963","price":72.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eef836c2-3166-42cc-89de-1f7d9596709c.jpg?v=1695159441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-festa-et-storia-di-nancy-wilson-van-baak-9780820428963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}