{"product_id":"the-old-english-lives-of-st-margaret-hardback-9780521433822","title":"The Old English Lives of St. Margaret (Hardback) 9780521433822","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Old English Lives of St. Margaret\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn edition of two Old English versions of the colourful legend of St Margaret of Antioch.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Clayton (Author), Hugh Magennis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521433822, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The editors have carried out painstaking and thorough research, and their efforts have yielded important results … There is much of interest in this edition from the presentation of the texts themselves to the broader contextualizing of the legend in Anglo-Saxon and European traditions. This volume will be the first point of reference for any future work on the Margaret legend.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book presents the two Old English versions of the colourful legend of the virgin martyr, St Margaret of Antioch, who became one of the most widely celebrated of medieval saints and the patron saint of childbirth. The two extant vernacular lives are published together, edited with a facing translation and commentary and introduced by extensive coverage of background sources, the state of the manuscripts, their language and the growth of the cult of St Margaret in Anglo-Saxon England. In addition there are printed fragments of a third version of the life and a Latin text from an Anglo-Saxon manuscript. The approach allows the reader to trace the early reception history of the texts and the way they developed over time, showing their significance as products of late Anglo-Saxon culture.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations (including sigla used in referring to versions of the legend of St Margaret)\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The legend of St Margaret of Antioch\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Latin versions of the legend\u003cbr\u003e 3. The treatment of the legend in the Mombritius and pre-Mombritius tradition\u003cbr\u003e 4. The legend of St Margaret in Anglo-Saxon England\u003cbr\u003e 5. The cult of St Margaret in Anglo-Saxon England\u003cbr\u003e 6. Manuscripts\u003cbr\u003e 7. The language of the Old English texts\u003cbr\u003e The Old English Life of St Margaret in Cotton Tiberius A. iii (composite text)\u003cbr\u003e The Old English Life of St Margaret in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 303\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1: the A text of Cotton Tiberius A. iii\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2: the Latin Passio S. Margaretae in Paris, BN, lat. 5574\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3: the Latin 'Casinensis' version of the legend\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\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":46005924954392,"sku":"9780521433822","price":70.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521433822i_e96e6738-3a92-4c6b-b203-86753c4a4ec1.jpg?v=1691381784","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-old-english-lives-of-st-margaret-hardback-9780521433822","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}