by Santiago de la Vorágine · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420658452
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«La leyenda dorada» is the collection of saints' lives by Santiago de la Vorágine, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
Medieval compilation of saints' lives by Santiago de la Vorágine, bishop of Genoa. Between hagiography and legend, it gathers miracles, anecdotes and popular traditions that nourished Christian spirituality and art. The prologue and selection by Alberto Manguel invite reading them as literature, with humour and fantasy.
2008 edition in the El Libro de Bolsillo - Literatura collection, translated by José Manuel Macías. The original work, «Legenda aurea», dates back to the 13th century.
Aimed at those interested in spirituality, medieval history and Christian iconography, and at anyone seeking a key work of the religious imagination.
