Wace, the Hagiographical Works: The Conception Nostre Dame and the Lives of St Margaret and St Nicholas. Translated with Introduction and Notes by ... Amy V. Ogden with the Original Texts Included - Couverture rigide

Blacker, Jean; Burgess, Glyn S.; Ogden, Amy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 900424705X ISBN 13 : 9789004247055

Editeur : Brill, 2013

Synopsis

Best known for his two chronicles, the Roman de Brut and the Roman de Rou, Wace, one of the great pioneers of twelfth-century French writing, is also the author of three hagiographical works: the Conception Nostre Dame and the Lives of St Margaret and St Nicholas. The Conception is the first vernacular work to focus on the life of the Virgin Mary. Emphasising Margaret's concern for women in labour, the Margaret seemingly contributed to the saint's broad popularity. The Nicholas, with its many miracles involving children, equally played a key role in popularising its protagonist's cult. The present volume brings these works together for the first time and provides the original texts, the first translations into English, notes and substantial introductions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jean Blacker, Ph.D. (1984) in Comparative Literature, University of California Berkeley, is Emerita Professor of French at Kenyon College. She has published on twelfth-century French and Latin historiography including Wace, Anglo-Norman prophecy and textual criticism.

Glyn S. Burgess, B.A., M.A. (Oxon), Docteur de l'Université de Paris (Sorbonne) (1968), Chevalier des Palmes Académiques, is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Liverpool. He has published extensively on medieval French language and literature, his principal interests being Wace, short narrative and the legend of St Brendan.

Amy V. Ogden, Ph.D. (2001) in Romance Languages and Literatures, Princeton University, is Associate Professor of French at the University of Virginia. Her current research focuses on medieval French hagiography, manuscripts and new technologies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 900424705X
• ISBN 13: 9789004247055
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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