The Old English Metrical Calendar (Menologium)Paperback, 21 May 2021

The Old English Metrical Calendar (Menologium)
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Part of Series
Anglo-Saxon Texts
Print Length
245 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer
Date Published
21 May 2021
ISBN-10
1843845997
ISBN-13
9781843845997

Description

First modern text and English translation of an important Anglo-Saxon poem dealing with the liturgical year.

WINNER of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists 2017 Publication Prize: Best Edition

The late tenth-century Old English Metrical Calendar (traditionally known as Menologium) summarises, in the characteristicheroic diction and traditional metre of Old English poetry, the major course of the Anglo-Saxon liturgical year. It sets out, in a methodical structure based on the basic temporal framework of the solar/natural year, the locations of the major feasts widely observed in late Anglo-Saxon England. Such a work could have been a practical timepiece for reading the dates of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, for which it serves as a kind of prologue in the manuscript.The clearly domestic perspective of the poem, which fits in the manuscript context, is also noteworthy, while the poem also reveals various interesting characteristics in its grammar, vocabulary and prosody.
This is the firstfull modern edition of the poem, and is accompanied by a facing translation. The introduction provides an extensive discussion of matter, content, style, and context, while the commentary offers further information. The volume also includes the texts and translations of a number of analogous works.

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
21 May 2021
Dimensions:
3.3 x 14.99 x 1.27 cm
ISBN-10:
1843845997
ISBN-13:
9781843845997
Language:
English
Location:
Woodbridge
Pages:
245
Publisher:
Boydell & Brewer
Weight:
408.23 gm

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