Translating Europe in Ælfric's Lives of saints / Luisa Ostacchini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ostacchini, Luisa, author.

Series:

Oxford English monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford English monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham. Lives of saints.

Aelfric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This is a study of the representation of European peoples, places, and geographies in the 'Lives of Saints', one of early medieval England's most famed works. It examines the 'Lives of Saints' as a unified collection whose various items work cumulatively and concurrently to provide audiences with teachings far beyond the scope of an individual homily or saints' life. In doing so, it demonstrates that Ælfric's European characters and settings served not merely as a convenient skeleton on which to frame his hagiographical narratives, but rather lay at the heart of his didactic praxis and pedagogic aims.

Contents:

Cover

Seriespage

Titlepage

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Ælfric and Europe

1 Translating Europe

2 Translating the Saintly Body

3 Translating People

4 Translating Rome

Conclusion

Appendix I: Timeline of the Composition of the Lives of Saints

Appendix II: Manuscript Distribution of the Lives of Saints

Appendix III: Index of Place Names and Geographical Terms

Bibliography

Index of Items from the Lives of Saints

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 10, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-891376-1

0-19-891374-5

OCLC:

1429575271