Life of saint helia, the: critical edition, translation, introduction, and commentary
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198745044
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2015
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,7 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
352 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A critical edition of The Life of Saint Helia, a late ancient Latin hagiography of uncertain provenance. This remarkable text records a highly polemical debate between a young girl Helia and her mother regarding the relative merits of virginity and marriage, followed by a dialogue between Helia and a bishop, and a debate between Helia and a judge.