Insignis Sophiae Arcator: Medieval Latin Studies in Honour of Michael Herren on his 65th Birthday (Publications of the Journal of Medieval Latin)

Some thirty years ago Michael Herren burst on the medieval Latin scene with his edition and translation of the notoriously difficult Hisperica Famina, and followed this a few years later with his translation of the prose works of Aldhelm. Notice was given that a junior scholar, unafraid to tackle some of the most obscure, complex, and arcane Latin, wished to make it accessible to non-Latinists as well as to those Latinists who lacked his particular skills. Not content with labouring alone in that field, Herren gathered scholars in Toronto to a conference on “Insular Latin Studies,” the proceedings of which he published two years later. Over the years he shed considerable light on such obscure texts and authors as Virgilius Maro Grammaticus, John Scottus Eriugena, and the Cosmographia by the pseudonymous Aethicus Ister. His research trail led him again and again to Ireland, and the Irish contribution to early medieval Latinity and to English, Carolingian, and even Italian culture. Recognizing the rich diversity of medieval Latin, Herren in 1990 founded The Journal of Medieval Latin and has, as its editor, provided a home for medieval Latinists of all stripes. Front matter (“Table of Contents”, “Introduction”), p. i Free Access Flumen orationis, p. 1 Gregory Hays https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.888 Frisians, Saxons, and Franks: Ethnogenesis and Ethnic Identity in Roman and Early Medieval Sources, p. 28 Haijo Westra https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.889 Hagiography as Monstrous Ethnography: A Note on Ratramnus of Corbie’s Letter Concerning the Conversion of the Cynocephali, p. 45 Scott Bruce https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.890 The Cosmographia Attributed to Aethicus Ister as Philosophen- or Reiseroman, p. 57 Danuta Shanzer https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.891 Cassian, Contemplation, and Medieval Irish Hagiography, p. 87 Westley Follett https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.892 Reading and Writing Augustine in Medieval St. Gall, p. 107 Bernice Kaczynski https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.893 Irish Evidence for Shared Sources of Classical Mythology in Anglo-Saxon England and Medieval Ireland, p. 124 Brent Miles https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.894 Blood, Sweat, and Tears in the Waltharius, p. 149 Jan Ziolkowski https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.895 The Perception of Difficulty in Aldhelm’s Prose, p. 165 Carin Ruff https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.896 A New Look at the Poem “Archalis clamare triumuir”, p. 178 Gernot Wieland https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.897 The Prouerbia Grecorum, the Norman Anonymous, and the Early Medieval Ideology of Kingship: Some New Manuscript Evidence, p. 193 Charles Wright https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.898 Latin Glossaries in the Iberian Peninsula, p. 216 Roger Wright https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.899 Peter Riga’s Aurora and its Gloss from Salzburg, Stiftsbibliothek Sankt Peter, MS a.VII.6, p. 237 Greti Dinkova-Bruun https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.900 Narrationes mirabiles: Geistliche Unterhaltungsliteratur in einer Handschrift des Zisterzienserklosters Quarr, p. 261 Paul Gerhard Schmidt https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PJML-EB.3.901 Back matter (“Michael W. Herren: Bibliography, 1963–2006”, “Index I: Manuscripts”, “Index II: Authors, People, Places, and Texts”), p. 273 Flumen Orationis / Gregory Hays -- Frisians, Saxons, And Franks : Ethnogenesis And Ethnic Identity In Roman And Early Medieval Sources / Haijo Westra -- Hagiography As Monstrous Ethnography : A Note On Ratramnus Of Corbie's Letter Concerning The Conversion Of The Cynocephali / Scott Bruce -- The Cosmographia Attributed To Aethicus Ister As Philosophen- Or Reiseroman / Danuta Shanzer -- Cassian, Contemplation, And Medieval Irish Hagiography / Westley Follett -- Reading And Writing Augustine In Medieval St. Gall / Bernice Kaczynski -- Irish Evidence For Shared Sources Of Classical Mythology In Anglo-saxon England And Medieval Ireland / Brent Miles -- Blood, Sweat, And Tears In The Waltharius / Jan Ziolkowski -- The Perception Of Difficulty In Aldhelm's Prose / Carin Ruff -- A New Look At The Poem Archalis Clamare Triumuir / Gernot Wieland -- The Prouerbia Grecorum, The Norman Anonymous, And The Early Medieval Ideology Of Kingship : Some New Manuscript Evidence / Charles Wright -- Latin Glossaries In The Iberian Peninsula / Roger Wright -- Peter Riga's Aurora And Its Gloss From Salzburg, Stiftsbibliothek Sankt Peter, Ms A. Vii. 6 / Greti Dinkova-bruun -- Narrationes Mirabiles : Geistliche Unterhaltungsliteratur In Einer Handschrift Des Zisterzienserklosters Quarr / Paul Gerhard Schmidt -- Michael W. Herren : Bibliography, 1963-2006 / Compiled By Gernot Wieland. Edited By Gernot R. Wieland, Carin Ruff, And Ross G. Arthur. Michael Herren: Bibliography, 1963-2006: P. 273-285. Chiefly In English, With One Contribution In German.