Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Modern & Classical Languages
First Advisor
Elena del Río Parra
Second Advisor
Mónica Díaz
Abstract
This study analyzes the contribution of Teresa de Cartagena, a deaf Spanish nun and author of the first known piece of writing by a Spanish woman. First, the work is put into its cultural and literary context. Second, the term "autohagiography," a hybrid of "autobiography" and "hagiography" is applied in order to understand that the figure that Teresa de Cartagena employs to express her spiritual fight against sadness. It is conclueded that Teresa de Cartagena constructs herself as if she were a saint, and she uses herself as a model for the faithful and the infirm.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1943903
Recommended Citation
Riley, Allison A., "La Autohagiografía En La Edad Media: Teresa De Cartagena, Santa." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1943903