"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.
Author(s): Christine Rauer (ed., transl.)
Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts, 10
Publisher: D. S. Brewer
Year: 2013
Language: English, Old English
Pages: 416
City: Cambridge
Acknowledgements vii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction
1. Date of Composition, Sources 1
2. Language and Origin 4
3. Historical and Literary Context 11
4. Manuscripts 18
5. Previous Editions and Editorial Policy 25
6. Note on the Translation 30
Sigla 32
Text and Translation 34
Commentary 228
Appendices
1. Manuscript A 311
2. Manuscript E 314
3. Manuscript F 319
Glossary 321
Bibliography 362
Indices
Persons 387
Authors and Texts 394
Place-Names and Geographical Terms 398
