Legend of Holy Women A Translation of Osbern Bokenham's Legends of Holy Women

"This book is...a fascinating read with insight into the representation of women in the late Middle Ages, and a peek into the life of their chatty fifteenth-century biography". -- The Catholic WorldSheila Delany's spirited translation of Osbern Bokenham's Legendys of Hooly Wummen makes available in modern English the first all-female hagiography, closely translated from Latinate Middle English verse into fluent prose. A Legend of Holy Women contains the Augustinian friar's version of the stories of 13 women saints from gospel, apocrypha, martyrology, and high-medieval history.Delany, Sheila is the author of 'Legend of Holy Women A Translation of Osbern Bokenham's Legends of Holy Women' with ISBN 9780268012946 and ISBN 0268012946.