{"product_id":"possible-lives-9780231129763","title":"Possible Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lives of saints were among the most reproduced and widely distributed literatures of medieval and early modern Europe. This study examines how humanist authors received, criticized, and rewrote the traditional stories of exemplary virtue for patrons and audiences who were surprisingly open to their textual experiments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis monumental work of scholarship and labor of love succeeds admirably in rescuing humanist hagiography from undeserved obscurity. -- Daniel Bornstein Renaissance Quarterly A remarkable achievement. -- Katherine L. Jansen The Catholic Historical Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Authors, Saints and Texts A Renaissance of Martyrs The Last Medieval Legendary The Teacher's Saints The Spectacle of a Woman's Devotion The Saint as Author Conclusion","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400214585687,"sku":"9780231129763","price":54.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231129763.jpg?v=1730470081","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/possible-lives-9780231129763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}