Medieval Irish Saints' Lives
Richard Sharpe
Abstract This is a study of three important late medieval collections saints' Lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part, relating to lives Irish saints, have never before been subject critical examination. book addresses such questions as when and where Lives were compiled, from what sources they derive. It sets its own treatment within wider context hagiographical studies. out resolves complex problems historical linguistic evidence.
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