
Afterlife of St Cuthbert
Place, Texts and Ascetic Tradition, 690–1500
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Kuvaus
Introduces readers interested in insular spirituality and hagiography to the major texts associated with the cult of the great northern English saint, Cuthbert. The first sustained analysis of this textual tradition from 690-1500, emphasizing his ascetic evolution, and association with changing perceptions of northernness and nationhood.
