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The Life of Saint Helia

- Critical Edition, Translation, Introduction, and Commentary

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199672639
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 226
  • Udgivet:
  • 19. december 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 162x237x20 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 494 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uger
Forventet levering: 26. november 2024

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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.

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