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Gregorius an incestuous saint in medieval Europe and beyond

Title
Gregorius [electronic resource] : an incestuous saint in medieval Europe and beyond / Brian Murdoch.
Author
Murdoch, Brian, 1944-
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 270 p.)
Summary
The story of the apocryphal pope and saint Gregorius was extremely popular throughout the middle ages and later in Europe and beyond.This book traces the story from its English or French origins through its many variations from Iceland to Egypt and from the twelfth to the twenty-first century.--
Uniform Title
Gregorius (Online)
Alternative Title
Gregorius (Online)
Subject
  • Hartmann, von Aue, active 12th century
  • Gesta Romanorum
  • Gregorius (Legendary character)
  • Literature, Medieval > History and criticism
  • Incest in literature
  • Christian saints in literature
  • Repentance in literature
  • Romances > History and criticism
  • Christian hagiography > History > To 1500
  • Christian saints > Legends > History and criticism
  • Christian literature > History and criticism
  • Christian hagiography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
1. Hystoria Rara, sed Graciosa -- 2. France and England: Saint Grégoire and Seynt Gregory -- 3. Germany: Hartmann's Gregorius and the Latin poems -- 4. A European prose tradition: hagiography, exempla, and the Gesta Romanorum -- 5. Degenerations: chap-books, plays, late legends, and folktales -- 6. From the Romantics to Thomas Mann and beyond -- 7. Invisible sin.
LCCN
2012532255
OCLC
ssj0000737655
Author
Murdoch, Brian, 1944-
Title
Gregorius [electronic resource] : an incestuous saint in medieval Europe and beyond / Brian Murdoch.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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