The Saint and the Count

The Saint and the Count
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781487538231
ISBN-13 : 1487538235
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Book Synopsis The Saint and the Count by : Leah Shopkow

Download or read book The Saint and the Count written by Leah Shopkow and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While historians know that history is about interpreting primary sources, students tend to think of history as a set of facts. In The Saint and the Count, Leah Shopkow opens up the interpretive world of the historian using the biography of St. Vitalis of Savigny (d. 1122) as a case study. This biography was written around 1174 by Stephen of Fougères and provides a rich stage to demonstrate the kinds of questions historians ask about primary sources and the interpretive and conceptual frameworks they use. What is the nature of medieval sources and what are the interpretive problems they present? How does the positionality of Stephen of Fougères shape his biography of St. Vitalis? How did medieval people respond to stories of miracles? And finally, how does this biography illuminate the problem of violence in medieval society? A translation of the biography is included, so that readers can explore the text on their own.


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