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The displacement of the body in �lfric's virgin martyr lives /

by Gulley, Alison. Physical details: 1 online resource (161 pages) ISBN:9781409442158 (e-book).
Subject(s): Aelfric, -- Abbot of Eynsham. -- Lives of saints. | Virginity in literature. | Martyrs in literature. | Marriage in literature. | Conversion in literature. | Conduct of life in literature. | Literature and society -- England -- History. | Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500. | Christian literature, English (Old) -- History and criticism. | Electronic books.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The ideal of castitas and the environment of �lfric's virgin martyr legends -- Marital imagery, Marian allusion, and circumscribed virginity in �lfric's life of Agnes -- Private lives and public contexts in �lfric's lives of Agatha and Lucy -- Cross-dressing, sex-change, and womanhood in �lfric's life of Eugenia -- Conversion and marital vocation in Passio Sanctae Cecilie Virginis -- Conclusion.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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