Publicado por Pontifical Inst of Medieval studies, 2023
ISBN 10: 0888443110 ISBN 13: 9780888443113
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Brepols 2023, 2023
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Paperback, xii + 282 pages, Size:152 x 229 mm, Language: English. ISBN 9780888443113. Summary This volume provides English translations of selected legends from a remarkable sixteenth-century Icelandic collection known as the Reykjah lab k. The Middle Low German originals it translates are no longer extant, apocryphal wholly or in part, and wondrous strange. The eight legends translated here detail the adventures of St Oswald and his quest for a bride by a garrulous raven; Henry and Cunegund, and her accusation of infidelity and trial by ordeal; John Chrysostom, the Golden-mouthed, and his hairy-anchorite tale; Jerome and an injured lion, who herds asses for the monastery; Christopher, the giant Reprobus, who bears the Christ child across deep waters; George, the Dragon-slayer, who saves a princess from the devouring monster; the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, who escape persecution by Emperor Decius through centuries-long slumber; and Gregorius, the Good Sinner, in a tale of double incest. In fictionalizing the lives of established saints, and in the creation of fictitious saints, these legends represent the concluding chapter of medieval hagiography. The volume also includes a wide-ranging introduction that surveys the historical and literary contexts for the translation of Catholic saints' lives on the eve of the Protestant Reformation in Iceland, as well as normalized editions of the legends accessible to readers of contemporary Icelandic. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Preface INTRODUCTION Reykjah lab k, the Last of the Great Medieval Legendaries Eight Legends from Reykjah lab k The Legend of St Oswald The Legend of Saints Henry and Cunegund The Legend of St John Chrysostom, the Golden Mouthed The Legend of St Jerome and the Lion The Legend of St Christopher, the Christ Bearer The Legend of St George, the Dragon Slayer The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus The Legend of Gregorius, the Good Sinner APPENDIX Normalized Texts of the Eight Legends svalds saga Hendreks saga og K n g nd sar J ns saga gullmunns Jer n muss saga Krist f rs saga Georg uss saga Sj sofanda saga Saga Greg r uss hins g a syndara Bibliography Index 0 g.
Publicado por Cornell University Library, Division of Rare & Manuscripts Collections, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
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ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell Univ Libraries, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell University Library, Division of Rare & Manuscripts Collections, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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Publicado por Cornell Univ Libraries, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 374 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.
Publicado por Cornell University Library, 2021
ISBN 10: 0935995250 ISBN 13: 9780935995251
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