{"product_id":"9780916458522","title":"The Hagiography of Kievan Rus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the finest products of early Ukrainian literature were the \u003ci\u003eLives\u003c\/i\u003e of the first Rus' saints, including Boris and Glĕb, Feodosij of the Caves Monastery, Avraamij of Smolensk, and Ol'ga and Volodimer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Byzantine, Church Slavonic, and Latin literary traditions, the Rus' hagiographers fashioned religious narratives that were at once traditional and tailored for a specifically Rus' audience. These hagiographical works, as well as a number of related texts, are now translated into English and collected in a single volume for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Hollingsworth provides a lucid introduction that discusses each saint and his or her cult in the historical as well as social contexts and examines the literary and textual features of the Rus' \u003ci\u003evitae\u003c\/i\u003e. The translations are accompanied by copious historical and philological notes, an extensive bibliography, a map, and several indexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023409234160,"sku":"9780916458522","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780916458522_p0.jpg?v=1763864673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780916458522","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}