Biographies of Becket: Framing a Modern Life of a Martyr

Rosemary Mitchell

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Abstract

This paper explored four biographies of Becket between 1860 and 1914, considering how representation of the murdered archbishop changed in the post-Lingard period of Catholic historiography and how Catholic historians wrote hagiography in a modern age.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusUnpublished - 5 Jul 2017
EventCatholicism, Literature and the Arts, 1850 to the Present - University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Jul 20177 Jul 2017

Academic conference

Academic conferenceCatholicism, Literature and the Arts, 1850 to the Present
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityDurham
Period5/07/177/07/17

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