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Includes Old French text and English translation of the life of Saint Eufrosine, who dressed as a man to become a monk in a monastery. Mixing hagiography, romance, epic, and theology, this work from around 1200 CE raises questions about sexuality and identity, family relationships, and spiritual and secular values.

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A welcome addition to the growing corpus of medieval hagiographic works in translation designed for upper-division classroom use." —Nancy Vine Durling, Independent Scholar

"Ogden's Eufrosine fills a need for saints' lives in translation." —Maureen Boulton, University of Notre Dame

The Life of Saint Eufrosine

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      Publisher Modern Language Association of America
      Published 15 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9781603295055
      978-1603295055
      ISBN-10 1603295054
      Also in:
      Biography: religious and spiritual Religious communities and monasticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Includes Old French text and English translation of the life of Saint Eufrosine, who dressed as a man to become a monk in a monastery. Mixing hagiography, romance, epic, and theology, this work from around 1200 CE raises questions about sexuality and identity, family relationships, and spiritual and secular values.

      Trade Review
      A welcome addition to the growing corpus of medieval hagiographic works in translation designed for upper-division classroom use." —Nancy Vine Durling, Independent Scholar

      "Ogden's Eufrosine fills a need for saints' lives in translation." —Maureen Boulton, University of Notre Dame

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