Hagiographies: L'hagiographie Latine a Rome Et En Italie Du Sud Entre 550 Et 750 (French Edition)
A focused examination of Latin saints' lives written in Rome and southern Italy from 550 to 750, based on surviving manuscript evidence.
About This Book
This volume examines Latin hagiographic texts composed in Rome and southern Italy during the early medieval period.
It situates these writings within their historical and cultural contexts between 550 and 750.
The work draws on manuscript evidence to trace the development of saints' lives in this region.
Readers interested in medieval religious literature will find a focused treatment of the sources and their transmission.
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