Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 416 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 816 g
Reihe: Anglo-Saxon Texts
Edition, Translation and Commentary
Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 416 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 816 g
Reihe: Anglo-Saxon Texts
ISBN: 978-1-84384-347-4
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text.
International Society of Anglo-Saxonists 2015 Publication Prize: Best Edition
The Old English Martyrology is one of the longest and most important prose texts written in Anglo-Saxon England; it also represents one of the most impressive examples of encyclopaedic writing from the European Middle Ages.Probably intended as a reference work, it was used and transmitted for over 200 years, providing its readers with information on native and foreign saints, time measurement, the seasons of the year, biblical events, and cosmology. Its lively and engaging vignettes illustrate the importance of miracle stories for the early medieval cult of saints.
This new edition presents a revised text, with a facing-page, newly-prepared English translation; they are accompanied by a commentary based on a fresh comparison with some 250 Latin and Old English texts, the first published glossary for this text, and extensive bibliographical information and indices.
Dr Christine Raueris a Senior Lecturer in the School of English and the Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Übersetzung, Editionstechnik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
Sigla
Text and Translation
Commentary
Appendices
