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>Beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder, but I think most
>people would agree that some hagiographical works are better than
>others. What Bruno of Querfurt has to offer (both in the Vita
>quinque fratrum and the Vita Adalberti) is:
very nicely flowing prose style, with good word choices and
reasonable sophistication without obscurity
a sense of the saint in question as a three-dimensional human being,
rather than some sort of two-dimensional icon
a sense of the saint-in-progress as a person who has to struggle to
reach sainthood, rather than just being born as super-kid with no
weaknesses and going on from there
some engagement with larger theological issues
and of course, as in Bruno's acquaintance, actual acquaintance with
the saints being described is a real plus
Phyllis
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>From: "Phyllis G. Jestice" <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Today (12. November) is the feast day of:
>
>>Bruno of Querfurt.... As I think I've mentioned before, in my humble opinion
>Bruno's Vita quinque fratrum is the most beautiful hagiographical
>work ever written....
>
>just curious, Phyllis, what, eggsactly, constitutes "beauty" in an
>hagiographical work?
>
>c
>
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Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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