English Readers of Catholic Saints - The Printing History of William Caxtons Golden Legend

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In 1484 William Caxton issued The Golden Legend, a translation of the most well-known collection of saints' lives in Europe. This study analyzes the moulding of the Legenda aurea into a book that powerfully attracted the English market.

List of contents

1. William Caxton and Devotional Literature; 2. Caxton’s Golden Legend: The First Edition; 3. Caxton’s Sources: The Legenda aurea, La Légende dorée, and the Gilte Legende; 4. The Bible as Hagiography in Caxton’s Golden Legend; 5. England and the British Isles in Caxton’s Golden Legend; 6. The Late Fifteenth-Century Editions; 7. Sixteenth-Century Editions; 8. The Afterlife of The Golden Legend

About the author

Judy Ann Ford is Professor of History at Texas A&M University–Commerce, US. Her research interests include Medieval Europe, European Reformations, Popular Religion, and J. R. R. Tolkien.

Summary

"In 1484 William Caxton issued The Golden Legend, a translation of the most well-known collection of saints’ lives in Europe. This study analyzes the moulding of the Legenda aurea into a book that powerfully attracted the English market.

Product details

• Authors: Judy Ann Ford, Ford Judy Ann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781032236124
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223612-4
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / General, RELIGION / History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion, History of Religion, Medieval History, British & Irish history, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities