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Reclaiming Catherine of Siena: Literacy, Literature, and the Signs of Others

Reclaiming Catherine of Siena: Literacy, Literature, and the Signs of Others

Tylus, Jane

Paperback

Literary CriticismReligion General Catholicism

ISBN10: 022652910X
ISBN13: 9780226529103
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Jan 23 2018
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) wrote almost four hundred epistles in her lifetime, effectively insinuating herself into the literary, political, and theological debates of her day. At the same time, as the daughter of a Sienese dyer, Catherine had no formal education, and her accomplishments were considered miracles rather than the work of her own hand. As a result, she has been largely excluded from accounts of the development of European humanism and the language and literature of Italy. Reclaiming Catherine ofSiena makes the case for considering Catherine alongside literary giants such as Dante and Petrarch, as it underscores Catherine's commitment to using the vernacular to manifest Christ's message-and her own.

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