On Manuscripts, Prints and Blessed Transformations
Caterina da Siena's Legenda maior as a Model of Sainthood in Premodern Castile
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3262808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pablo Acosta-García (0000-0003-3113-6050, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel11010033 |
| OpenAlex | W2999756193 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this article, I analyze the translation commissioned in 1511 by Cardinal Francisco Ximénez Cisneros of the Life of Catherine of Siena by Raimundo da Capua, which includes the legendae of Giovanna (also known as Vanna) da Orvieto and Margherita da Città di Castello in the light of its translation, commission, and reception in premodern Castile. In the first place, I clarify the medieval transformations of Caterina's text by discussing the main branches of her manuscript tradition and explaining the specificities of the editions authorized by Cisneros in order to know what exactly was printed. In the second place, I put these specificities into the courtly, prophetic context in which those books were published. Finally, I analyze the reception of these editions in the Iberian Peninsula, especially in relation to the figure of María de Santo Domingo, the famous Dominican tertiary
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Database · Humanities · Peninsula · Computer Science · Early Modern Women Writers · History · Medieval Iberian Studies · Medieval Literature and History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |