Book contents
- Epic Lives and Monasticism in the Middle Ages, 800–1050
- Epic Lives and Monasticism in the Middle Ages, 800–1050
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Saints, Princes, Teachers, and Students
- 1 Forging Sanctity: Hilduin of Saint-Denis and the Epic Passio Dionysii
- 2 Glossing the Imaginary: Epic Vitae in the Classroom
- 3 Classical Nightmares: Christian Poets and the Pagan Past
- 4 Bishops, Monks, and Mother Bees: An Epic Vita at the Millennium
- 5 Mothers and Daughters: Affiliation and Conflict in the Lives of Rictrude and Eusebia
- Conclusion: “Black Seeds on a White Page”
- Appendix A St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 265
- Appendix B Douai, Bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, MS 849
- Index
Epic Lives and Monasticism in the Middle Ages, 800–1050
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
- Epic Lives and Monasticism in the Middle Ages, 800–1050
- Epic Lives and Monasticism in the Middle Ages, 800–1050
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Saints, Princes, Teachers, and Students
- 1 Forging Sanctity: Hilduin of Saint-Denis and the Epic Passio Dionysii
- 2 Glossing the Imaginary: Epic Vitae in the Classroom
- 3 Classical Nightmares: Christian Poets and the Pagan Past
- 4 Bishops, Monks, and Mother Bees: An Epic Vita at the Millennium
- 5 Mothers and Daughters: Affiliation and Conflict in the Lives of Rictrude and Eusebia
- Conclusion: “Black Seeds on a White Page”
- Appendix A St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 265
- Appendix B Douai, Bibliothèque Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, MS 849
- Index
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013