Hagiography in Anglo-Saxon England: Adopting and Adapting Saints' Lives into Old English Prose (c. 950-1150) (Textes Et Etudes Du Moyen Age)

This volume gathers fourteen new essays devoted to Old English prose saints’ lives from the late Anglo-Saxon period. Moving from diverse methodological approaches and building on the most recent developments in primary and secondary scholarship, the contributions comprehensively consider the texts and contexts of the vernacular hagiographic output both by Ælfric, the major hagiographer of his day, and by anonymous authors. By means of a comprehensive scrutiny of the Latin source-texts, including the often neglected Vitas Patrum, as well as of both the historical and manuscript context, this collection contributes to outline the late Anglo-Saxon sanctorale and to advance our knowledge of the literary culture and intellectual history of pre-Conquest England and beyond. Contributors:Roberta Bassi, Rolf H. Bremmer Jr., Claudio Cataldi, Catherine Cubitt, Giuseppe D. De Bonis, Maria Caterina De Bonis, Claudia Di Sciacca, Concetta Giliberto, Joyce Hill, Susan Irvine, Loredana Lazzari, Patrizia Lendinara, Rosalind Love, Winfried Rudolf. Front Matter ("Contents", "Illustrations", "Abbreviations", "Preface"), p. i Free Access Hagiography in Late Anglo-Saxon England: Ælfric of Eynsham and the Lives of Saints The Context of Ælfric's Saints' Lives, p. 1 Joyce Hill https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01012 Kingship and Sainthood in Ælfric: Oswald (634-642) and Edmund (840-869), p. 29 Loredana Lazzari https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01013 Hanging by a Thread: Ælfric's Saints' Lives and the hengen, p. 67 Susan Irvine https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01014 Shame and Honour in Anglo-Saxon Hagiography, with Special Reference to Ælfric's Lives of Saints, p. 95 Rolf H. Bremmer Jr. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01015 Back to the Roots of Christian Monasticism: Adopting and Adapting the Vitas Patrum «Concupita, quaesita, ac petita solitudinis secreta»: The Desert Ideal in Bede's Vita S. Cuthberti and Ælfric's Life of St Cuthbert, p. 121 Claudia Di Sciacca https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01016 The Selection and Compilation of the Verba Seniorum in Worcester, Cathedral Library, F. 48, p. 183 Winfried Rudolf https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01017 Anglo-Saxon Hagiography: Texts and Contexts The Descensus ad inferos in the Old English Prose Life of St Guthlac and Vercelli Homily xxiii, p. 229 Concetta Giliberto https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01018 The Birth of Saint John the Baptist: A Source Comparison between Blickling Homily xiv and Ælfric's Catholic Homily I.xxv, p. 255 Giuseppe D. De Bonis https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01019 St Andrew in the Old English Homiletic Tradition, p. 293 Claudio Cataldi https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01020 An Unfinished Drawing of St Benedict in a Neglected Manuscript of the Regula S. Benedicti (Cambridge, Trinity College, O.2.30), p. 309 Maria Caterina De Bonis https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01021 Reading Tenth- and Eleventh-Century Latin Hagiography in the Contex of the Reign of King Æthelred II 'The Unready', p. 345 Catherine Cubitt https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01022 Forgotten Missionaries: St Augustine of Canterbury in Anglo-Saxon and Post-Conquest England, p. 365 Patrizia Lendinara https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01023 Rewriting Anglo-Saxon Hagiography in Anglo-Norman England The Anglo-Saxon Saints of Thorney Abbey and their Hagiographer, p. 499 Rosalind Love https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01024 St Oswald in Early English Chronicles and Narratives, p. 535 Roberta Bassi https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TEMA-EB.4.01025 Back Matter ("Indices"), p. 557 Hagiography In Late Anglo-saxon England : Aelfric Of Eynsham And The Lives Of Saints. The Context Of Aelfric's Saints' Lives / Joyce Hill -- Kingship And Sainthood In Aelfric : Oswald (634-642) And Edmund (840-869) / Lordana Lazzari -- Hanging By A Thread : Aelfric's Saints' Lives And The Hengen / Susan Irvine -- Shame And Honour In Anglo-saxon Hagiography, With Special Reference To Aelfric's Lives Of Saints / Rolf H. Bremmer Jr. -- Back To The Roots Of Christian Monasticism : Adopting And Adapting The Vitas Patrum. Concupita, Quaesita, Ac Petita Solitudinis Secreta : The Desert Ideal In Bede's Vita S. Cuthberti And Aelfric's Life Of St. Cuthbert / Claudia Di Sciacca -- The Selection And Compilation Of The Verba Seniorum In Worcester, Cathedral Library / Winfried Rudolf -- Anglo-saxon Hagiography : Texts And Contexts. The Descensus Ad Inferos In The Old English Prose Life Of St Guthlac And Vercelli Homily Xxiii / Concetta Gilberto -- The Birth Of Saint John The Baptist : A Source Comparison Between Blickling Homily Xiv And Aelfric's Catholic Homily I.xxv / Giuseppe D. De Bonis -- St Andrew In The Old English Homiletic Tradition / Claudio Cataldi -- An Unfinished Drawing Of St. Benedict In A Neglected Manuscript Of The Regula S. Benedicti (cambridge, Trinity College, 0.2.30) / Maria Caterina De Bonis / Reading Tenth- And Eleventh- Century Latin Hagiography In The Context Of The Reign Of King Aethelred Ii 'the Unready' / Catherine Cubitt -- Forgotten Missionaries : St Augustine Of Canterbury In Anglo-saxon And Post-conquest England / Lendinara Patrizia -- Rewriting Anglo-saxon Hagiography In Anglo-norman England. The Anglo-saxon Saints Of Thorney Abbey And Their Hagiographer / Rosalind Love -- St Oswald In Early English Chronicles And Narratives / Roberta Bassi. Edited By Loredana Lazzari, Patrizia Lendinara, Claudia Di Sciacca. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.