Table of Contents

Introduction - silence into speech, writing the lives of the female saints, "A Ryght Hooly Virgyne", the symbol of holy motherhood, the repentant sinner, holy transvestites, translator and date of the "Gilte Legende", sources for the lives of female saints; note on the translations; selected legends of women saints from the "Gilte Legende"; St Christina; St Dorothy; St Margaret of Antioch; St Paula; St Elizabeth of Hungary; Mary Magdalene; St Thais, courtesan; St Marina; St Theodora; St Pelagia; St Margaret, Pelagia; silence and speech in the female lives of the "Gilte Legende" and their influence on the lives of ordinary medieval women.

About the Author

Larissa Tracy is Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. She has published extensively on medieval violence and its intersections with literature, law, medicine, and social identity.

Reviews

[The author] is to be commended for her effort to make these important and interesting legends accessible to a wider audience.
*ANGLIA*