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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Shamela was a satire on Richardson's morality novel, Pamela. Jo Ann McNamara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marjorie Greene" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [M-R] Saint Pamela > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > NOW you tell us... ;-))) > MG > p.s. Wasn't there a "Shamela" invented as a caricature or satiric version > of this Pamela? > > The name [...] was invented by Sir Philip Sidney in > > the late sixteenth century for a character in his Arcadia. Any Saint > > Pamela (and no doubt some who have borne this popular name have achieved > > sainthood) would have to post-date Sidney's romance. > > > > Cheers, > > Martin Howley > > > > Dr Martin Howley, Humanities Librarian, Tel: (709) 737-8514 > > QE II Library, Memorial Univ of Newfoundland FAX: (709) 737-2153 > > St John's, NL, Canada A1B 3Y1 E-mail:[log in to unmask] > > > > On Sun, 8 Feb 2004, Thomas Renna wrote: > > > >> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > >> culture > >> > >> Now that all the sceptics on the Holy List are ready to throw me off the > >> Tarpeian Rock, I checked all the calendars around my apartment, office, > >> and local bookstores (here in Macerata, near Ancona, where I'm teaching > >> this semester). They list S. Eulalia for Feb 12. Only my desk calendar > >> of saints (published by Mondadori, edited by Claudio Giustini, Dec 2003) > >> puts S. Pamela for Feb 12, followed by an advertisement for Jules Verne > >> and of course the appropriate zodiac reading. Only in Italy can one wake > >> up to a TV newscast with the saint of the day, followed by one's > >> astrological instructions. > >> > >> In ogni modo,grazie a tutti, > >> > >> Thomas Renna > >> Saginaw Valley State > > > > ********************************************************************** > > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > > to: [log in to unmask] > > To send a message to the list, address it to: > > [log in to unmask] > > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > > to: [log in to unmask] > > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > > [log in to unmask] > > For further information, visit our web site: > > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html