Overview
Apocrypha and apocryphal traditions in Anglo-Saxon England have been often referred to but little studied. This collection fills a gap in the study of pre-Conquest England by considering what were the boundaries between apocryphal and orthodox in the period and what uses the Anglo-Saxons made of apocryphal materials. The contributors include some of the most well-known and respected scholars in the field. The introduction - written by Frederick M. Biggs, one of the principal editors of Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture - expertly situates the essays within the field of apocrypha studies. The essays themselves cover a broad range of topics: both vernacular and Latin texts, those available in Anglo-Saxon England and those actually written there, and the uses of apocrypha in art as well as literature. Additionally, the book includes a number of completely new editions of apocryphal texts which were previously unpublished or difficult to access. By presenting these new texts along with the accompanying range of essays, the collection aims to retrieve these apocryphal traditions from the margins of scholarship and restore to them some of the importance they held for the Anglo-Saxons. Contributors: DANIEL ANLEZARK, FREDERICK M. BIGGS, ELIZABETH COATSWORTH, THOMAS N. HALL, JOYCE HILL, CATHERINE KARKOV, PATRIZIA LENDINARA, AIDEEN O'LEARY, CHARLES D. WRIGHT.
Full Product Details
Author: Kathryn Powell ,
Professor Donald Scragg ,
Aideen O'Leary (Contributor) ,
Catherine E Karkov
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: D.S. Brewer
Volume: v. 2
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.424kg
ISBN: 9780859917742
ISBN 10: 0859917746
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 15 May 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
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Represents a fine addition to Boydell & Brewer's stable of recent publications. The book's usefulness for several disciplines demands its inclusion in university libraries. JOURNAL for the STUDY of the PSEUDEPIGRAPHAOffers judicious, scholarly and often-valuable studies of individual texts and traditions in Latin and vernacular clerical texts and in Anglo-Saxon art. SPECULUM
Author Information
CATHERINE E. KARKOV is Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Leeds. DANIEL ANLEZARK is McCaughey Professor of Early English Literature and Language at the University of Sydney. He has published widely on Old English literature, with particular interests in biblical poetry and Alfredian prose.
