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Narratives of the saintly body in Anglo-Saxon England

March 10, 2013 By Medievalists.net

This dissertation investigates narratives of the saintly body in Anglo-Saxon England. Specifically, it examines the ways in which the bodies of holy men and women were constructed through such narratives and read in local appropriations of emblematic vitae and passiones.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Aldhelm, Anglo-Saxon, Bede, Cult of Saints, Eighth Century, Hagiography, Literature, Monasticism, Ninth Century, Reliquaries, Seventh century, Social History, Tenth century, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Ælfric of Eynsham

The Myth of the Anglo-Saxon Oral Poet

July 15, 2012 By Medievalists.net

There are at least two reasons why the search for the Anglo-Saxon oral poet is worth reopening. To begin with, current thinking about oral poetry and poetics in the Anglo-Saxon period has been indelibly stamped by the classic Parry/Lord thesis, well known in its evolution from the 1950s to more recent years,

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Aldhelm, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Bards, Bede, Early Middle Ages, England, Hagiography, High Middle Ages, Latin, Literature, Old English, Poetry, Troubadours, Twelfth Century, William of Malmesbury

Virginity and the married-virgin saints in Ælfric’s Lives of Saints: the translation of an ideal

September 9, 2011 By Medievalists.net

Virginity and the married-virgin saints in Ælfric’s Lives of Saints: the translation of an ideal Smith, Liesl Ruth Thesis: Doctor of Philosophy,Graduate Department of Medieval Studies,University of Toronto (2000) Abstract Among the narratives included in his Lives of Saints, Ælfric of Eynsham translates three passiones of married-virgin saints: Passio Sancti Iuliani et Sponse Eius Basilisse, […]

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The Place of Metrics in Anglo-Saxon Latin Education: Aldhelm and Bede

August 17, 2011 By Medievalists.net

The Place of Metrics in Anglo-Saxon Latin Education: Aldhelm and Bede Ruff, Carin (John Carroll University) Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 104:2 (2005) Abstract The Anglo-Saxons are well known for having been pioneers in teaching Latin as a foreign language and in developing materials for elementary Latin instruction to supplement the grammars they […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Aldhelm, Anglo-Saxon, Bede, Early Middle Ages, Education, Eighth Century, England, Grammar, Language, Latin, Literature, Philology, Seventh century

Seventh-Century Ireland as a Study Abroad Destination

December 23, 2010 By Medievalists.net

Seventh-Century Ireland as a Study Abroad Destination Ireland, Colin (Beaver College, Dublin, Ireland) F r o n t i e r s : The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, Vol. 5 (1999) Abstract As a modern-day International Educator you might easily believe that you are involved in a pioneering endeavor. Would it surprise you to […]