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Record Number:
16867
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Roy , Gopa.
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Title:
A virgin acts manfully: Ælfric's “Life of St. Eugenia” and the Latinversions [The article demonstrates that Ælfric’s Old English version of St. Eugenia’s “Life” is more sympathetic to women than its closest Latin source. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Leeds Studies in English , ( 1992): Pages 1 - 27.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Ælfric, Abbot of Eynsham- Lives of the Saints- Life of Eugenia
Cross Dressing in Literature
Hagiography
Melantia (Literary Figure)
Passio S. Eugeniae, Latin Saint‚s Life
Virginity in Literature
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10
Primary Evidence:
Manuscript; London, British Library, Cotton Nero E.i.
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Year of Publication:
1992.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00758566