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This is the first edition of the life of St Modwenna, an obscure Irish saint whose bones supposedly came to rest in the West Midlands abbey of Burton. Abbot Geoffrey of Burton's account of her life sheds much light on the Latinity, religious attitudes, and historical consciousness of this Benedictine author.

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Robert Bartlett's edition ... is clear, accurate and furnished with a splendidly lucid translation ... For his edition of these miracle stories, Bartlett deserves our thanks. For rescuing a little known but fascinating example of Anglo-Irish hagiography, he places us still further in his debt. * English Historical Review *

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Introduction ; Vita sancte moduenne virginis/Life of the Virgin Saint Modwenna ; Indexes

Geoffrey of Burton Life and Miracles of St Modwenna Oxford Medieval Texts

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      Publisher: Clarendon Press
      Publication Date: 3/21/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780198206064, 978-0198206064
      ISBN10: 0198206062
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first edition of the life of St Modwenna, an obscure Irish saint whose bones supposedly came to rest in the West Midlands abbey of Burton. Abbot Geoffrey of Burton's account of her life sheds much light on the Latinity, religious attitudes, and historical consciousness of this Benedictine author.

      Trade Review
      Robert Bartlett's edition ... is clear, accurate and furnished with a splendidly lucid translation ... For his edition of these miracle stories, Bartlett deserves our thanks. For rescuing a little known but fascinating example of Anglo-Irish hagiography, he places us still further in his debt. * English Historical Review *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction ; Vita sancte moduenne virginis/Life of the Virgin Saint Modwenna ; Indexes

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