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St Helena, mother of Constantine the Great and legendary finder of the True Cross, was appropriated in the middle ages as a British saint. The rise and persistence of this legend harnessed Helena's imperial and sacred status to portray her as a romance heroine, source of national pride, and a legitimising link to imperial Rome. This study is the first to examine the origins, development, political exploitation and decline of this legend, tracing its momentum and adaptive power from Anglo-Saxon England to the twentieth century. Using Latin, English, and Welsh texts, as well as church dedications and visual arts, the author examines the positive effect of the British legend on the cult of St Helena and the reasons for its wide appeal and durability in both secular and religious contexts. Two previously unpublished 'vitae' of St Helena are included in the volume: a Middle English verse 'vita' from the 'South English Legendary', and a Latin prose 'vita' by the twelfth-century hagiographer, Jocelin of Furness. ANTONINA HARBUS is a Research Fellow in the Department of English, University of Sydney.

Holy Cross --- Legends --- Helena, --- Flavia Julia Helena, --- Helen, --- Елена, --- Elena, --- Holy Cross - Legends --- Helena imperatrix --- Anglo-Saxon England. --- British saint. --- Church dedications. --- Constantine the Great. --- Imperial Rome. --- Legends. --- National pride. --- Romance heroine. --- St Helena. --- True Cross. --- Welsh texts.

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This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of Thirteenth-Century Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic in art history as well as in American literature. He wrote, "I wanted to show the intensity of the vital energy of a given time, and of course that intensity had to be stated in its two highest terms-religion and art." Henry Adams' record of his journeys through France, searching for images of unity in an age of conflict, is accompanied by observations on literature, politics, religion, and maior church leaders such as Abelard, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Architecture, Medieval. --- Cathedrals. --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Agostino Nifo. --- Albigensian Crusade. --- Amiens. --- Angela Carter. --- Antipope. --- Apse. --- Assonance. --- Aucassin and Nicolette. --- Bernard of Clairvaux. --- Blanche of Castile. --- Burlesque. --- Cataclysm (Dragonlance). --- Chartres Cathedral. --- Chartres. --- Cistercians. --- Cloister. --- Cogito ergo sum. --- Council of Ephesus. --- Dieu. --- Dulcinea del Toboso. --- Enfer. --- English poetry. --- Fabliau. --- Flattery. --- Friar. --- Fulk (archbishop of Reims). --- Ganelon. --- Gaston Paris. --- Gluttony. --- God Knows (novel). --- God. --- Gothic art. --- Guilty of Treason. --- Heaven's Light. --- Heresy. --- Hildebert. --- Infidel. --- Italian Gothic architecture. --- Jargon. --- King of Jerusalem. --- Knight-errant. --- La mer (Debussy). --- Libido. --- Lord of the World. --- Majesty. --- Martin of Tours. --- Mary, mother of Jesus. --- Matthew Paris. --- Melodrama. --- Monasticism. --- Mr. --- Mystery play. --- Necessitarianism. --- Neurosis. --- New Thought. --- Nominalism. --- Omnipotence. --- Oppression. --- Order of Saint Michael. --- Outer darkness. --- Overreaction. --- Paganism. --- Peter the Venerable. --- Petrarch. --- Poetry. --- Puritans. --- Queen of Heaven. --- Raoul de Cambrai. --- Raymond of Poitiers. --- Rebuke. --- Religion. --- Reprisal. --- Ridicule. --- Roger of Wendover. --- Romanesque architecture. --- Rutebeuf. --- Saint Stephen. --- Scholasticism. --- Second Coming. --- Second Crusade. --- Seigneur. --- Sic et Non. --- Simile. --- Society of Jesus. --- Spinozism. --- Spirituality. --- Suger. --- Sulla. --- Supplication. --- Suscipe. --- The Song of Roland. --- Theology. --- Thomas Aquinas. --- Thomas Becket. --- True Cross. --- Two Ladies. --- Tyrant. --- Universal power. --- Wace. --- William of Champeaux.