An edition of The Life of Saint Helia
(2013)
The life of Saint Helia
critical edition, translation, introduction, and commentary
by Virginia Burrus and Marco Conti
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The late medieval Latin "Vita Heliae" is a hagiography of the young woman Helia, set in what is now Albania. It largely concerns the Christian value of virginity, and depicts the saint debating with her mother, a bishop, and a government official.
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The Life of Saint Helia: Critical Edition, Translation, Introduction, and Commentary
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Table of Contents
Introduction. The Escorial Codex: gift for a king
Eight women's lives: a medieval collection
The Life of Helia: a priscillianist tractate?
Jerome, Ambrose, and friends
Provenance of the Life of Helia, reconsidered
Gender and genre
The Life of Helia and women's history
Conclusions
Appendix I : the text
Appendix II : Helia's psalter
Appendix III : Helia's Isaiah
Text and Translation. The Life of Saint Helia.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Text in English and Latin.
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