Anonymous Old English Lives of Saints

Contributor(s): Kramer, Johanna (Editor), Kramer, Johanna (Translator), Magennis, Hugh (Editor), Magennis, Hugh (Translator), Norris, Robin (Editor), Norris, Robin (Translator)

ISBN: 9780674244641

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Hardcover

$35.00

Pub Date: May 12, 2020

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2019037897

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.70" H x 8.10" L x 5.60" W ( 1.85 lbs) 816 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Anonymous Old English Lives of Saints includes narratives from the eleventh and twelfth centuries about locally venerated saints like the abbess Seaxburh, as well as familiar ones like Nicholas and Michael the Archangel. This volume presents new Old English editions and modern English translations of twenty-two unattributed saints' Lives.

Brief description: Johanna Kramer is Associate Professor of English at the University of Missouri.

Review Quotes: A welcome addition to the field...It will surely become the standard edition for anyone studying anonymous Old English saints' lives.--Brandon W. Hawk "Speculum" (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)