Abstract
The religious authority referred to in this book is the Roman Catholic Church. The author draws a clear distinction between official religious teachings and popular practice and cultural production in France and Belgium. Although lay writers may not conform to doctrine, their treatment of religious figures responds to and is influenced by it. For readers unfamiliar with the religious background, Hartford explains the orthodox Roman Catholic understanding of the terms saint, martyr, and icon, referring in detail to the Western tradition of religious art. He clarifies how far martyr figures portrayed in the texts comply with the criteria set by authentic Christian martyrs, drawing key examples from works by Stendhal, Gabriele D’Annunzio, Rene Crevel, and Julien Green. Classics of queer theory support the explanation.
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