{"product_id":"women-of-the-gilte-legende-larissa-tracy-9781843842996","title":"Women of the Gilte Legende: A Selection of Middle English Saints Lives","description":"The first modern translation of one of the most influential books to come from the middle ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Gilte Legende was widely read as a model for everyday life, including the education of women through examples set by early Christian martyrs. This book divides the lives of female saints into: the \"ryght hooly virgins\", who vocally defend their bodies against Roman persecution; \"holy mothers\", who give up their traditional role to pursue a life of contemplation; the \"repentant sinners\", who convert and voice their defiance against a society thatdemanded silence in women; and the \"holy transvestites\", who cast off their gender identity to find absolution and salvation. Their lives reach through the ages to speak to a modern audience, forcing a re-examination of women's roles in the medieval period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e LARISSA TRACY is Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Georgetown University and George Mason University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Series editor JANE CHANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larissa Tracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843842998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843842996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English, Middle (1100-1500)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d","brand":"Larissa Tracy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978695508223,"sku":"9781843842996","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4da786a-955d-48be-a92f-f3a1066ba184.jpg?v=1683242667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-of-the-gilte-legende-larissa-tracy-9781843842996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}