{"product_id":"the-life-of-saint-audrey-a-text-by-marie-de-france-9780786426539","title":"The Life of Saint Audrey: A Text by Marie de France","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): June Hall McCash | Judith Clark Barban\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Religious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preserved in a single manuscript in the British library, the \u003ci\u003eLife of Saint Audrey\u003ci\u003e or \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an Anglo-Saxon princess, who, though twice married, remains a virgin until her death. Her tale reveals that spiritual marriage was not an easy path to sainthood, particularly with an unwilling husband. The text is a fine example of what some critics have called a hagiographical romance--a saint's life that borrows many characteristics from secular romance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recent scholarship, thoroughly discussed in this book's introduction, suggests that the \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e is a fourth text by Marie de France, to whom the \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLais\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eEspurgatoire Seint Patriz\u003c\/i\u003e have been attributed. Written in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, the \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e is published here for the first time in English, along with the Old French text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The editors of this new edition provide helpful material on the life of the historical Saint Etheldreda (as St. Audrey is called in Latin) and her Anglo-Saxon world. They also discuss women's writing in Anglo-Norman England as well as the subject of spiritual marriage. In addition, they examine secondary sources that have focused on the \u003ci\u003eVie Seinte Audree\u003c\/i\u003e. A map of seventh-century England, a table of proper names and a genealogical chart of the Royal Lineage of Saint Audrey are all included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47586802401431,"sku":"9780786426539","price":3727.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786426539.webp?v=1774965333","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-life-of-saint-audrey-a-text-by-marie-de-france-9780786426539","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}