The Prose Solomon and Saturn and Adrian and Ritheus / James Cross, Thomas Hill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cross, James.

Hill, Thomas.

Series:

McMaster Old English studies and texts ; 1.

McMaster Old English Studies and Texts

Standardized Title:

Salomon and Saturn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Miscellanea.

Bible.

Dialogues, English (Old).

Christian literature, English (Old).

English prose literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100.

English prose literature.

Questions and answers.

English prose literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Modernized versions.

Genre:

Translations.

Trivia and miscellanea.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

There are two prose dialogues in Old English, consisting together of some 109 questions and answers. These questions are related to the medieval Latin Joca Monachorum and Adrian and Epictus dialogues and deal with various and quite diverse topics. Some questions concern scripture and Christian tradition - 'How tall was Adam,' 'where did he get his name,' and 'what are the eight parts of which he was made.' Some questions are scientific or quasi-scientific - 'Where does the sun go at night,' 'what is the number of birds.' Others concern riddles or proverbial lore. Together they are the early medieval equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, a gathering of odd facts and curious information designed to amuse and entertain. This edition from the British Library manuscripts provides translations of these dialogues, and, more important, traces the sources of these sometimes rather curious ideas. The book will be useful to specialists and students concerned with Old English and medieval literature in general. The texts themselves are of some importance and the illustrative material gathered here is relevant to a wide range of problems. Yet the book is also intended, as were the originals, to amuse and instruct a wider audience, a new age of curious readers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Part One. Introduction and Texts

The Old English texts

Manuscripts and Transcripts

Notes

The Prose Solomon and Satur

Adrian and Ritheu

Part Two. Commentary

Abbreviations

Commentary

Part Three. Glossary, Proper Names and Latin Words

Glossary

Proper Names

Latin Words

Notes:

"Edited from the British Library manuscripts, with commentary."

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed June 01., 2017)

Contains:

Adrian and Ritheus. 1982.

ISBN:

1-4426-3790-0

1-4426-5336-1

OCLC:

992508151