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The most comprehensive source I found for info about lives of St K was
Jennifer Bray's PhD thesis: 'The Legend of St Katherine in Later Middle
English Literature' (Birkbeck College, University of London: 1984). It
covers the 14 Middle English lives, 12 Latin and 3 Anglo-Norman which are
extant in English manuscripts and is an excellent starting point for a study
of the development of her life and cult from its earliest manifestations.
Another good (although
rather elderly) starting point is J. Lewis Andre, 'St Katharine
in art, legend and ritual', in *The Antiquary* 36 (1900),
pp. 235-41.
The last chapter of my book deals specifically with the question of St K and
women (including Margery Kempe) so some of the references there may be
useful to you as well.
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Dr Katherine J. Lewis
Lecturer in History
Dept. of History
School of Music and Humanities
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield HD1 3DH
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Subject: Re: [M-R] NEW MEMBER Dana Polanichka
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Is it modern or medieval translations you're after?
There's a detailed list in Katherine Lewis's book of the
versions extant in medieval England.
Other women devoted to the saint would include Clemence of
Barking and Christine de Pisan, who wrote versions of her
life, and the women to whom Bokenham's version is
dedicated.
On Mon, 7 May 2001 15:04:38 EDT "Dana M. Polanichka"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Hello! My name is Dana Polanichka and I am an undergraduate at Dartmouth
> College. I will be graduating with my BA in Medieval Studies in June
2002. I
> am hoping to go to graduate school in medieval history. (One of my
professors,
> Cecilia Gaposchkin, referred me to this list.)
>
>
> I am interested in female saints, the development of saints' cults in the
late
> Middle Ages, and the theology of the body. I will be spending much of
next year
> writing a thesis and am currently refining my topic, which will be on some
> aspect of the cult of Saint Katherine of Alexandria in the late Middle
Ages. I
> would appreciate any ideas or references you may have, especially if you
know of
> any women (other than Joan of Arc and Margery Kempe) who were particularly
> devoted to her, had visions of her, etc. Also, although I have been
studying
> Latin, I would appreciate leads as to where to find versions of her vita
in
> translation.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> *dana polanichka*
>
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