Fruit of the Orchard
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Fruit of the Orchard

Reading Catherine of Siena in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Fruit of the Orchard

Reading Catherine of Siena in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

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In Fruit of the Orchard, Jennifer N. Brown builds upon academi c discourse about medieval readers, trans-Reformation studies, and Catherine of Siena to reveal insights into the changing devotional reading appetites and practices of the period.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781487519384
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Early Modern History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction – Finding Catherine of Siena in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
  4. 1. Compiling Catherine: The Visionary Woman, Stephen Maconi, and the Carthusian Audience
  5. 2. William Flete, English Spirituality, and Catherine of Siena
  6. 3. Catherine Excerpted: Reading the Miscellany
  7. 4. The Orcherd of Syon: How to Read in the Convent
  8. 5. Catherine in Print: Lay Audiences and Reading Hagiography
  9. Conclusion – Reforming Reading: Catherine of Siena in an Age of Reform
  10. Appendix A: Literary Ancestry Chart
  11. Appendix B: Catherine Texts in England
  12. Notes
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index