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Informationen zum Autor Jacobo di Voragine Klappentext One of the central texts of the Middle Ages, The Golden Legend deeply influenced the imagery of poetry, painting and stained glass with its fascinating descriptions of saints' lives and religious festivals. By creating a single-volume sourcebook of core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1229-98) attracted a huge audience across Europe. This selection of over seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries such as St Dominic, St Francis of Assissi and St Elizabeth of Hungary. Here, witnesses to the true faith endure horrific tortures; reformed prostitutes win divine forgiveness; while other women live disguised as monks or nobly resist lustful tyrants. Lucid and compelling, The Golden Legend offers an enthralling insight into the medieval mind. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Bibliography Translator's Note 1. St. Andrew, Apostle: 30 November 2. St. Nicholas, 6 December 3. St. Ambrose, 7 December 4. St. Lucy, Virgin, 13 December 5. St. Thomas, Apostle, 21 December 6. St. Anastasia, 25 December 7. St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, 27 December 8. St. Thomas of Canterbury, 29 December 9. St. Hilary, 13 January 10. St. Anthony, Abbot, 17 January 11. St. Sebastian, 20 January 12. St. Agnes, Virgin, 21 January 13. St. Vincent, 22 January 14. St. John the Almsgiver, 23 January 15. St. Ignatius, 1 February 16. St. Blaise, 3 February 17. St. Agatha, Virgin, 3 February 18. St. Amand, 6 February 19. St. Juliana, 16 February 20. St. Matthias, Apostle, 24 February 21. St. Gregory, 12 March 22. St. Longinus, 15 March 23. St. Bendict, 21 March 24. St. Mary of Egypt, 2 April 25. St. George, 23 April 26. St. Mark, Evangelist, 25 April 27. St. Marcellinus, Pope, 26 April 28. St. James the Less, Apostle, 1 May 29. St. Petronilla, 31 May 30. St. Barnabas, Apostle, 11 June 31. St. Basil, Bishop, 14 June 32. Sts. Quiricus and His Mother Julitta, 16 June 33. Sts. Gervase and Protase, 19 June 34. St. Peter, Apostle, 29 June 35. St. Paul, Apostle, 30 June 36. St. Alexis, 17 July 37. St. Margaret, 20 July 38. St. Mary Magdalene, 22 July 39. St. Christopher, 25 July 40. The Seven Sleepers, 27 July 41. St. Martha, 29 July 42. St. Germain, Bishop, 31 July 43. St. Dominic, 4 August 44. St. Laurence, Martyr, 10 August 45. St. Bernard, 20 August 46. St. Bartholomew, 24 August 47. St. Giles, 1 September 48. St. Theodora, 11 September 49. St. Euphemia, 16 September 50. St. Eustace, 20 September 51. St. Justina, 26 September 52. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, 27 September 53. St. Jerome, 30 September 54. St. Remy, 1 October 55. St. Francis, 4 October 56. St. Pelagia, 8 October 57. St. Thais, Courtesan, 8 October 58. Sts. Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius, 9 October 59. The Eleven THousand Virgins, 21 October 60. Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria, 2561. Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles, 28 October 62. St. Quen...
