Sedulius, The Paschal Song and Hymns

Sedulius, The Paschal Song and Hymns
Author:
Publisher: SBL Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2013-06-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1589837444

This is the first complete English translation of the poetic works of Sedulius, a Christian Latin poet of late antiquity whose biblical epic and hymns were enormously popular during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. The introduction places the poet and his works into his historical and literary contexts, followed by the Latin text of Sedulius’s poetic works with English translation on facing pages. Notes on linguistic and historical matters are designed to help the reader with little or no Latin and only some familiarity with Sedulius’s classical and biblical sources. Appendices supply texts and translations of incidental related materials, including Sedulius’s dedicatory letters; biographical notices, subscriptions, and laudatory poems associated with Sedulius’s works in the manuscript tradition; and representative excerpts from Sedulius’s own prose paraphrase of the Paschale Carmen. The volume includes a bibliography and index.

A Catalogue of Manuscripts Known to Contain Old English Dry-Point Glosses

A Catalogue of Manuscripts Known to Contain Old English Dry-Point Glosses
Author: Dieter Studer-Joho
Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2017-11-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3772000304

While quill and ink were the writing implements of choice in the Anglo-Saxon scriptorium, other colouring and non-colouring writing implements were in active use, too. The stylus, among them, was used on an everyday basis both for taking notes in wax tablets and for several vital steps in the creation of manuscripts. Occasionally, the stylus or perhaps even small knives were used for writing short notes that were scratched in the parchment surface without ink. One particular type of such notes encountered in manuscripts are dry-point glosses, i.e. short explanatory remarks that provide a translation or a clue for a lexical or syntactic difficulty of the Latin text. The present study provides a comprehensive overview of the known corpus of dry-point glosses in Old English by cataloguing the 34 manuscripts that are currently known to contain such glosses. A first general descriptive analysis of the corpus of Old English dry-point glosses is provided and their difficult visual appearance is discussed with respect to the theoretical and practical implications for their future study.

Anglo-Latin Literature, Vol.1, 600-899

Anglo-Latin Literature, Vol.1, 600-899
Author: Michael Lapidge
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 551
Release: 1996-07-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1441101055

The Latin literature of Anglo-Saxon England remains poorly understood. No bibliography of the subject exists. No comprehensive and authoritative history of Anglo-Latin literature has ever been written. It is only in recent years, largely through the essays collected in the present volumes, that the outline and intrinsic interest of the field have been clarified. Indeed, until a comprehensive history of the period is written, these collected essays offer the only reliable guide to the subject. The essays in the first volume are concerned with the earliest period of literary activity in England. Following a general essay which surveys the field as a whole, the essays range from the arrival of Theodore and Hadrian, through Aldhelm and Bede, to Aediluulf.

Manuscripts of Sedulius

Manuscripts of Sedulius
Author: Carl P. Springer
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1995
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

Anglo-Latin Literature, 600-899

Anglo-Latin Literature, 600-899
Author: Michael Lapidge
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 551
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1852850116

The Latin literature of Anglo-Saxon England remains poorly understood. No bibliography of the subject exists. No comprehensive and authoritative history of Anglo-Latin literature has ever been written. It is only in recent years, largely through the essays collected in the present volumes, that the outline and intrinsic interest of the field have been clarified. Indeed, until a comprehensive history of the period is written, these collected essays offer the only reliable guide to the subject. The essays in the first volume are concerned with the earliest period of literary activity in England. Following a general essay which surveys the field as a whole, the essays range from the arrival of Theodore and Hadrian, through Aldhelm and Bede, to Aediluulf.

Textual Identities in Early Medieval England

Textual Identities in Early Medieval England
Author: Rebecca Stephenson
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2022
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1843846241

New approaches to a range of Old English texts. Throughout her career, Professor Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe has focused on the often-overlooked details of early medieval textual life, moving from the smallest punctum to a complete reframing of the humanities' biggest questions. In her hands, the traditional tools of medieval studies -- philology, paleography, and close reading - become a fulcrum to reveal the unspoken worldviews animating early medieval textual production. The essays collected here both honour and reflect her influence as a scholar and teacher. They cover Latin works, such as the writings of Prudentius and Bede, along with vernacular prose texts: the Pastoral Care, the OE Boethius, the law codes, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Ælfric's Lives of Saints. The Old English poetic corpus is also considered, with a focus on less-studied works, including Genesis and Fortunes of Men. This diverse array of texts provides a foundation for the volume's analysis of agency, identity, and subjectivity in early medieval England; united in their methodology, the articles in this collection all question received wisdom and challenge critical consensus on key issues of humanistic inquiry, among them affect and embodied cognition, sovereignty and power, and community formation.

Antiquity Renewed

Antiquity Renewed
Author: Z. R. W. M. von Martels
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9789042913080

This volume deals with similarities and correspondences between Late Antiquity (c. 300-600 AD) and the Renaissance (roughly after c. 1350). In both periods, the presence of two competing forces, the ancient classical and the Christian traditions, led to a constant dynamic of thought and creativity. The ten essays in this volume present new views on these issues in the fields of political philosophy, theology, law, literature, art, and architecture.

Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England

Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England
Author: Patrick McBrine
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0802098533

Biblical Epics in Late Antiquity and Anglo-Saxon England provides an accessible introduction to biblical epic poetry.

Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200

Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200
Author: Daibhi O Croinin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317901754

This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement (400 - 1200 AD). Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the period. Other major themes are Ireland's relations with Britain and continental Europe, and Vikings and their influence, the beginnings of Irish feudalism, and the impact of the Viking and Norman invaders. Splendid in sweep and lively in detail, it launches the newLongman History of Ireland in fine style.