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Record Number:
8844
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Stanley , Eric G.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Heroic Women in Old English Literature [The author briefly explores old English female saints' lives to find the qualities that were praised including fortitude, patience, and bravery].
Source:
Heroes and Heroines in Medieval English Literature: A Festschrift Presented to André Crépin on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday. Edited by Leo Carruthers. D. S. Brewer, 1994. Pages 59 - 69.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Cross Dressing In Literature
Cynewulf, Poet- Juliana
Hagiography
Literature- Verse
Martyrs
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
9-10
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Table:
Abstract:
Related Resources:
Author's Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0859914151