{"product_id":"the-life-of-saint-audrey-june-hall-mccash-9780786426539","title":"The Life of Saint Audrey: A Text by Marie de France","description":"\u003cp\u003e Preserved in a single manuscript in the British library, the \u003ci\u003eLife of Saint Audrey\u003ci\u003e or \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an Anglo-Saxon princess, who, though twice married, remains a virgin until her death. Her tale reveals that spiritual marriage was not an easy path to sainthood, particularly with an unwilling husband. The text is a fine example of what some critics have called a hagiographical romance--a saint's life that borrows many characteristics from secular romance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recent scholarship, thoroughly discussed in this book's introduction, suggests that the \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e is a fourth text by Marie de France, to whom the \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLais\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eEspurgatoire Seint Patriz\u003c\/i\u003e have been attributed. Written in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, the \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e is published here for the first time in English, along with the Old French text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The editors of this new edition provide helpful material on the life of the historical Saint Etheldreda (as St. Audrey is called in Latin) and her Anglo-Saxon world. They also discuss women's writing in Anglo-Norman England as well as the subject of spiritual marriage. In addition, they examine secondary sources that have focused on the \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e. A map of seventh-century England, a table of proper names and a genealogical chart of the Royal Lineage of Saint Audrey are all included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e June Hall McCash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786426535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786426539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.12w x 0.65d","brand":"June Hall McCash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926034776319,"sku":"9780786426539","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_62d6c2d2-f128-4399-ac48-9707b2f1fbc1.jpg?v=1681080817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-saint-audrey-june-hall-mccash-9780786426539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}