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Literary themes in late antique Christian hagiography from a feminine perspective

A study of literary themes in early Christian women’s hagiography.
Acronym

Santes

Reference code

GV/2020/013

Description

The main aim of this research project is to analyse hagiographic narratives with feminine protagonists, paying particular attention to literary clichés. In addition, this project aims to assess the extent to which these clichés are shared or not with masculine hagiography and other contemporary literary genres, and to try to determine the reasons for their use or insistence in certain contexts, especially in relation to the edification or education of women in late antiquity.

The long-term aim, which exceeds the duration of this project, is to elaborate a systematic repertory of literary clichés in hagiographic literature, which could serve as a model and the first constituent element in the elaboration of a genuine index of this literary genre from a feminine perspective, for which this project is intended to be a necessary starting point.

Finally, the project does not intend to limit itself to the mere identification of specific structures and their presence in the identified works, but also to include a whole philological discussion, so that the resulting repertoire can serve as a reference work for the study of this literature. Moreover, such a repertory would be of great use both for the subsequent study of Greek literature and for the study of other modern traditions that ultimately fed on it through Latin texts or texts written in other languages.

Developers of the project
Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication
Principal investigators:
  • Narro Sanchez, Angel
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
  • Secretari/a de Departament
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Participating researchers:
  • Movellan Luis, Mireia
  • PDI-Prof. Permanent Laboral Ppl
  • Coordinador/a Curs
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  • Pomer Monferrer, Luis
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
  • Especialista Pau
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Start date
2020 January
End date
2021 December
Funding agencies:

  • Generalitat Valenciana

Project type
  • GVA - GE - Emerging research groups