The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England
by
Mary Clayton
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England
ISBN-10
0521031192
ISBN-13
9780521031196
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 23rd, 2006
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
559 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 2.00 cms
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This book presents an edition, with facing translations and commentary, of three long-neglected Old English apocryphal gospels dealing with the birth, childhood, death and assumption of Mary, extant in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. An extensive introduction covers the origins and development of the apocrypha and their influence in Anglo-Saxon England.
This book provides an edition, with a facing translation and detailed commentary, of the three apocryphal gospels of Mary written in Old English. The gospels, which deal with Mary's birth, childhood, death and assumption, are found in manuscripts in Oxford and Cambridge, but have rarely been treated as a group before and in fact have been almost totally neglected by English scholars. An extensive introduction explains the origins and development of the apocrypha from the second to the eleventh century, discussing the Syriac, Greek, Coptic and Latin evidence. Clayton goes on to consider in detail the influence of these apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England by placing the Old English texts in a very broad context. Editions of Latin analogues from eleventh-century English manuscripts are also included in appendices.
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