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The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England.
This book presents editions, with facing translations and commentary, of three long-neglected Old English apocryphal gospels dealing with the birth, childhood, death and assumption of Mary, extant in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. An extensive introduction covers the origins and development of the apocryp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book presents editions, with facing translations and commentary, of three long-neglected Old English apocryphal gospels dealing with the birth, childhood, death and assumption of Mary, extant in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. An extensive introduction covers the origins and development of the apocrypha and their influence in Anglo-Saxon England. |
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| Notas: | Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Sigla; Abbreviations; Editorial conventions; Introduction; 1 The birth and childhood of Mary: the development of a tradition; 2 The death and assumption of Mary: the Syriac and Greek traditions; 3 The death and assumption of Mary: the Latin tradition; 4 The apocrypha of the Virgin in Anglo-Saxon England; 5 The manuscripts; 6 The Old English texts; The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew; The Old English assumption homily in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 41. The Old English assumption homily in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 198 (Blickling XIII)APPENDIX 1 Latin apocryphal texts from Anglo-Saxon England; APPENDIX 2 The Transitus of Pseudo-Melito (Transitus B); Bibliography; Index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (369 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780511053948 0511053940 |