The Old English Martyrology - Anglo-Saxon Texts

Informationen zum Autor Christine Rauer, Christine Rauer Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionSiglaText and TranslationCommentaryAppendices

Product details

• Authors: Christine Rauer
• Assisted by: Christine Rauer (Editor), Christine Rauer (Translation)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.2013
• EAN: 9781843843474
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-347-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 245 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts; Anglo-Saxon Texts
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine