University of Exeter Press

Lives Of St Mary Magdalene And St Martha

(MS Esc. h-I-13)

    • 70 Pages


    John Rees Smith examines in depth the question of the numerous French and Latin antecedents of the Gallic legends of St Mary and St Martha.







    John Rees Smith examines in depth the question of the numerous French and Latin antecedents of the Gallic legends of St Mary and St Martha.





    PREFACE, V; INTRODUCTION, IX; 1. The Legends of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Martha; 2. The Latin and French Antecedents of the Spanish Lives; 3. MS Escurialense h-I-13; 4. The Spanish Texts as Translations. 5. Editorial Criteria, XLVIII; NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION, L; SANTA MARIA MADALENA Y SANTA MARTA, 1; De Santa Maria Madalena, 3; French Text of Missing Portion of Magdalene Life, 12; French Text of Missing Portion of Marthan Life, 23; De Santa Marta, 29; NOTES ON THE TEXT, 50; BIBLIOGRAPHY, 64.



    Dr John Rees Smith is Head of the ILRS Languages centres at Middlesex University.