1st Edition
The Prose Lives of Venantius Fortunatus Hagiography and the Laity in Sixth-Century Gaul
By Kent Navalesi
Copyright 2027
224 Pages
by
Routledge
This book analyzes the prose hagiographies written by the poet Venantius Fortunatus (c.530-c.600/609CE) to ascertain how they were used in the pastoral care of the Christian laity in sixth-century Gaul, particularly through their recitation in the mass.
Applying methods from semiotics, narratology, and philology to recover the multi-faceted moral and spiritual teachings that would have... Read more
Biography
Kent Navalesi is an independent researcher specializing in the literature and religious cultures of Late Antiquity.
