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03571cam a2200613 a 4500 001 2F8D12DCAC3311EB98A411E3203FDB2A 003 SILO 005 20210503121523 008 960906s1996 nyua 000 1 eng d 010 $a 97105646 020 $a 9780517593653 020 $a 0517593653 035 $a (OCoLC)35394131 040 $a ArMhB $b eng $c DLC $d BXT $d FIT $d XY4 $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d OCL $d GBVCP $d OCLCQ $d M$I $d OCL $d OCLCO $d GRACO $d OCLCO $d BUF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a e------ 050 00 $a PS3553.R572 $b P66 1996 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 21 084 $a 17.97 $2 bcl 084 $a 18.06 $2 bcl 084 $a 7,25 $2 ssgn 100 1 $a Cross, Donna Woolfolk. 245 10 $a Pope Joan : $b a novel / $c Donna Woolfolk Cross. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b Crown, $c ©1996. 300 $a viii, 422 pages : $b 1 illustration ; $c 24 cm 520 $a The life of a 9th Century Englishwoman who, disguised as a man, rose to become the only woman to sit on the throne of St. Peter. Rebelling against the strictures of her age--which forbade women to learn to read and write--Joan took the identity of her dead brother and entered a monastery. There are few historical heroines as fascinating and controversial as Pope Joan, a woman whose hunger for knowledge and independent nature led her to pass as a man and ultimately to attain the high seat in Rome. Pope Joan is a spellbinding tale of a woman who gave up everything, even her very name, for the sake of knowledge. Disguised as a man claimed St. Peter's throne and served as Pope for two years. cross's well-researched interpretation of the life of Pope Joan features a young woman, Joan of Ingelheim, who is taught Latin by her brother and takes his place after he is killed in a viking raid. Disguises as the Christian scholar Brother John anglicus, Joan Heads for Rome, where she becomes part ot he inner circle. her secret is reveales at a most inopportune moment. 600 00 $a Joan, $c Pope (Legendary character) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Popes $x Legends $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Church history $x Middle Ages $y 600-1500 $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Women $x Middle Ages $x Middle Ages $y 600-1500 $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Joan, Pope, died 858? $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Ninth century $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Women popes $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Male impersonators $z Europe $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Women rebels $z Europe $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Heroes and heroines, European $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Women scholars $z Europe $v Fiction. 600 07 $a Joan, $c Pope (Legendary character) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00983652 650 7 $a Popes $x Legends. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01071278 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726640 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 776 08 $i Online version: $a Cross, Donna Woolfolk. $t Pope Joan. $b 1st ed. $d New York : Crown, ©1996 $w (OCoLC)605321439 856 41 $3 Sample text $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random044/97105646.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random058/97105646.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random049/97105646.html 941 $a 3 $n 1 952 $l TRPE062 $d 20210621140037.0 $n 12 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20210615113754.0 $n 9 952 $l FTPA274 $d 20210603150857.0 $n 8 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2F8D12DCAC3311EB98A411E3203FDB2A 994 $a C0 $b IOZInitiate Another SILO Locator Search