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St George

A Saint for All
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St George – with or without the dragon – has been repeatedly reinvented over the last 1700 years, and Samantha Riches presents a compelling account of the huge potential that artists, poets and painters have found in his myth. She discusses the often-divisive political uses to which the saint has been put, including many controversial reworkings and reimaginings, and places his current position in culture in its historical context. This is the first book to offer a full overview of the cult of St George, from its beginnings in the Eastern Mediterranean to its flowering around the world today.

Author Biography:

Samantha Riches is a cultural historian based at Lancaster University. She is the author of Gender and Holiness: Men, Women, ans Saints in Late Medieval Europe (2011) and St George: Hero, Martyr and Myth (2005).
Release date Australia
March 1st, 2015
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations
30
Pages
144
Dimensions
138x216x20
ISBN-13
9781780234489
Product ID
22574013

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