The Old English martyrology : edition, translation and commentary /

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 transmitt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rauer, Christine, 1969- (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Old English
Publicado: Woodbridge : Cambridge : Boydell & Brewer ; D.S. Brewer, 2013.
©2013
Edición:New ed.
Colección:Anglo-Saxon texts ; 10.
Temas:
Martyrologium (Anglo-Saxon) > Translations into English.
Martyrologium (Anglo-Saxon)
Christian martyrs > Early works to 1800.
Martyrs chrétiens > Ouvrages avant 1800.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
RELIGION > History.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Christian martyrs
Altenglisch
Martyrologium
Angleterre (Grande-Bretagne)
Early works
Translations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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, bibliical events, and cosmology. This new edition presents a revised text, with a facing-page, newly-prepared English translation; they are accompanied by a commentary based o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 400 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781782041573
1782041575
ISSN:1463-6948 ;

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