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Autore |
Mertens Andre |
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Titolo |
The Old English Lives of St Martin of Tours [[electronic resource] ] : edition and study/ / Andre Mertens |
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Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2017 |
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Göttingen, Germany : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (481 pages) : 1 illustration (black and white); digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian saints - Biography - Early works to 1800 |
Christian saints - Cult - England - History |
Christian saints - Cult - Europe - History |
English literature - Old English, ca. 450-1100 - Bibliography |
Sacred books - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, 2016. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Manuscript Sigla --List of abbreviations --Acknowledgments --I. Introduction --1. St Martin of Tours and his cult on the continent --2. The cult in Anglo-Saxon England --3. Old English Martiniana --II. Editions of the Old English Martiniana --Editorial policy --St Martin in The Old English Martyrology --The Anonymous Homily for Martinmas --Ælfric of Eynsham’s Catholic Homily for Martinmas --Ælfric of Eynsham’s Life of St Martin --General commentary --III. Appendices --Appendix I: Parallel Text Edition of the Anonymous Homily for Martinmas from Manuscripts C, D and E --Appendix II: Ælfric’s Life of St Martin in MS L --Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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St Martin of Tours is one of Christianity’s major saints and his significance reaches far beyond the powerful radiance of his iconic act of charity. While the saint and his cult have been researched comprehensively in Germany and France, his cult in the British Isles proves to be fairly unexplored. Andre Mertens closes this gap for |
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