{"product_id":"the-life-and-miracles-of-st-william-of-norwich-by-thomas-of-monmouth-paperback-9781108039765","title":"The Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich by Thomas of Monmouth (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108039765","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich by Thomas of Monmouth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1896 edition and translation of the hagiography that marks the beginning of the medieval myth of Jewish ritual murder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAugustus Jessop (Edited and translated by), M. R. James (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108039765, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e406 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis work marks a significant and tragic moment in the history of medieval Jewish–Christian relations, as it promulgates one of Europe's first allegations of Jewish ritual murder of a Christian child. Composed in stages between 1150 and 1173 by Thomas, a monk at the Benedictine priory of Norwich, the Life narrates in seven books the murder (in 1144), discovery, miracles and canonisation (though he was deprived of sainthood at the Reformation) of a local boy, William. Offering an invaluable window into daily life in twelfth-century East Anglia, the work also stands at the origins of a myth with profound consequences for medieval Jewish communities. Edited by Augustus Jessop (1823–1914) and M. R. James (1862–1936) from a unique manuscript, this 1896 edition offers the original Latin text and a modern English translation, supplemented by detailed considerations of the textual, historical and political contexts shaping this remarkable document.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: 1. Thomas of Monmouth\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Benedictine Priory at Norwich\u003cbr\u003e 3. East Anglia in the reign of Stephen\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Norwich Jews\u003cbr\u003e 5. The manuscript. The text. The history of the book\u003cbr\u003e 6. The legend\u003cbr\u003e 7. The cult and iconography of St. William\u003cbr\u003e Chronological table\u003cbr\u003e The Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich, by Thomas of Monmouth: Books I–VII. Corrigenda\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Church history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Church history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Church%20history%20%5BHRCC2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC2\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001401856280,"sku":"9781108039765","price":33.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108039765i_72d3e2d0-1fc5-4dcb-b725-91cfdd59e00a.jpg?v=1696746417","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-and-miracles-of-st-william-of-norwich-by-thomas-of-monmouth-paperback-9781108039765","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}