Saints and Sensibility II

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Hagiography Society

Organizer Name

Sara Ritchey

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette

Presider Name

Sherry L. Reames

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Paper Title 1

Despise, Despair, and Desire: Literary Devices in the Golden Legend and Popular Old French and Occitan Literature

Presenter 1 Name

Lisa Shugert Bevevino

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Minnesota-Morris

Paper Title 2

Saint Samthann's Righteous Wrath: Don't Mess with this Abbess

Presenter 2 Name

Maeve Callan

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Simpson College

Start Date

9-5-2013 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1235

Description

Three speakers address emotions and affectivity in the cult of the saints by exploring tropes in Old French/Occitan literature, the anger of an Irish abbess, and reactions to St. Edmund of East Anglia as a property owner.

Alison K. Frazier