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    • Christine Rauer, School of English and the Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland
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  • Publisher:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Publication date:
    05 September 2013
    20 June 2013
    ISBN:
    9781782041573
    9781843843474
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    • Subjects:
    Literature, Anglo Saxon and Medieval Literature, Religion, Church History
    Series:
    Anglo-Saxon Texts
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Anglo Saxon and Medieval Literature, Religion, Church History
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    Anglo-Saxon Texts
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    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 Rauer is a Senior Lecturer in the School of English and the Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

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