The twelfth-century Translation and Miracles of St Guthlac

The eighth-century Life of St Guthlac and the twelfth-century Translatio cum miraculis were rewritten in more fashionable Latin by Peter of Blois, in his day a famous stylist who served as Latin secretary to two archbishops of Canterbury. The date and circumstances of this commission, it is argued,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharpe, R
Other Authors: Thacker, A
Format: Book section
Published: Paul Watkins Publishing 2017