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The Golden Legend: Selections (Penguin Classics)
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Product Description
A new, authoritative translation of one of the central texts of the Middle Ages.
By creating a single-volume sourcebook of all the core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine attracted a huge audience across Europe, including Geoffrey Chaucer. This selection of more than seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries like St. Dominic, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The Golden Legend is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand medieval imagery, art, and thought.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #304787 in Books
- Published on: 1999-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 432 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9780140446487
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin
About the Author
Jacobus de Voragine (c.1229-98) was the medieval Archbishop of Genoa. He entered the Dominican Order in 1244 and became prior of the Order in Lombardy in 1267. In 1292 he became Archbishop and in this capacity was actively engaged in peacemaking between the local feuding families.
