Mary Clayton, Clayton Mary

The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an edition, with a facing translation and detailed commentary, of the three apocryphal gospels of Mary written in Old English. The gospels, which deal with Mary's birth, childhood, death and assumption, are found in manuscripts in Oxford and Cambridge, but have have never been treated as a group before, and in fact have been almost totally neglected by English scholars. An extensive introduction explains the origins and development of the apocrypha from the second to the eleventh century, discussing the Syriac, Greek, Coptic and Latin evidence. Clayton goes on to consider in detail the influence of these apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England by placing the Old English texts in a very broad context. Editions of Latin analogues from eleventh-century English manuscripts are also included in appendices.

Table of contents:
Introduction; 1. The birth and childhood of Mary; 2. The death and assumption of Mary: the Syriac and Greek traditions; 3. The death and assumption of Mary: the Latin tradition; 4. The apocrypha of the Virgin in Anglo-Saxon England; 5. The Old English texts; 6. The manuscripts; The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew; The Old English Assumption Homily in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 41; The Old English Assumption Homily in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 198 (Blickling XIII); Appendices.

This book presents editions, with facing translations and commentary, of three long-neglected Old English apocryphal gospels dealing with the birth, childhood, death and assumption of Mary, extant in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. An extensive introduction covers the origins and development of the apocrypha and their influence in Anglo-Saxon England.

This book provides editions, translation and commentary of the three apocryphal gospels of Mary written in Old English.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 749g
• ISBN-13: 9780521581684
• ISBN-10: 0521581680
• Artikelnr.: 21627045

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of sigla and abbreviations
Editorial conventions
Introduction
1. The birth and childhood of Mary: the development of a tradition
2. The death and assumption of Mary: the Syriac and Greek traditions
3. The death and assumption of Mary: the Latin tradition
4. The apocrypha of the Virgin in Anglo-Saxon England
5. The manuscripts
6. The Old English texts
The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Old English assumption homily in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 41
The Old English assumption homily in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 198 (Blickling XIII)
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.