John the Evangelist in Medieval German Writing: Imitating the Inimitable

ISBN-13: 9780199246847 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 288 str.

Annette Volfing

Opis

Paying particular attention to the theme of "imitatio"--the extent to which the saint is presented as a suitable role-model for different categories of reader-- Annette Volfing reveals the considerable variations in the literary uses of the saint and visionary author John in different genres.