Publication

2013 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

53,000 words, Guess

Page Count

212 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100199672636
  • ISBN-139780199672639
  • Library of Congress Control Number2013938323
  • OCLC Control Number869001621
  • Better World Books9780199672639
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC282.092
  • LCCBX4656 .L54 2013
  • LCCBX4656.L54 2013

Description

The late medieval Latin "Vita Heliae" is a hagiography of the young woman Helia, set in what is now Albania. It largely concerns the Christian value of virginity, and depicts the saint debating with her mother, a bishop, and a government official.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Oxford early Christian texts

Links

Other Editions

  • The life of Saint Helia: critical edition, translation, introduction, and commentaryOxford University Press2013-01-01

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