Life of Saint Katherine PB

by John Capgrave

Book Overview

John Capgrave's The Life of Saint Katherine, written c. 1463 in Lynn in Norfolk, is, according to the editor, . . . the longest and most intricate Katherine legend written during the Middle Ages, either in Latin or in any vernacular. In telling the story of the life of the virgin martyr, Katherine, Capgrave uses many of the tropes that mark the enormously popular genre of hagiography as it was written throughout the Middle Ages. Given his learning,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580440533
• ISBN13: 9781580440530
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.