Hiberno-Latin Saints' 'Lives' in the Seventh Century: Writing Early Ireland - Hardcover
by John Higgins
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Availability:In StockContributor:John HigginsSeries:Monastic Life and Venerated SpacesPublish date:2024-03-18Pages:217
Language:EnglishPublisher:Medieval Institute PublicationsISBN-13:9781501523267ISBN-10:1501523260UPC:9781501523267Book Category:History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Europe, Semiotics & Theory, MedievalBook Topic:MedievalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SC487M65JD
As part of the historicizing corpus of seventh-century Irish writing, the Lives framed the narrative of the early saints as an effective weapon in contemporary political and ecclesiastical conflicts. Cogitosus's Life of Brigit, Muirch?'s and T?rech?n's accounts of Saint Patrick, and Adomn?n's Life of Columba created the understanding of the history of early Ireland that has endured to this day....
Language:EnglishPublisher:Medieval Institute PublicationsISBN-13:9781501523267ISBN-10:1501523260UPC:9781501523267Book Category:History, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Europe, Semiotics & Theory, MedievalBook Topic:MedievalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SC487M65JD
John Higgins, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
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