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The Eagle and the Dove

By Vita Sackville-West

The Eagle and the Dove Memories

The Eagle and the Dove

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The two saints whose lives Vita Sackville-West contrasts in this double biography were recorded by very different epithets: 'the great' and 'the little'. Both women were Carmelites both canonised and both shared the same name. But whilst Teresa of Avila was aristocratic intellectual vigorous and humorous a Spanish woman of the sixteenth century Th r se of Lisieux was a guileless and sentimental figure of the French bourgeoisie. Teresa the great mystic is the patron saint of Spain; Th r se the humble nun is probably the most beloved saint in the entire Calendar. The extraordinary rise of the cult of both women is scrutinised.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2018-03-12
Publication Date:
2018-03-12
Publisher:
Vintage Classics
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1784873527
ISBN13:
9781784873523
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
256 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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