The Role Of The Compiler In The Paris Psalter, Emily Butler
Dec 2016
The Role Of The Compiler In The Paris Psalter, Emily Butler
Emily Butler
The so-called Paris Psalter is best known for the Old English Prose Psalms and their vernacular introductions, but the Latin tituli that run through both the prose and verse potions of the psalter reveal much about the compilation of the manuscript and the way its sources were used. The compiler has been sufficiently attentive to the Latin tituli introductions to the first fifty psalms to be able to draw on their source, the pseudo-Bedan In psalmorum librum exegesis, in composing the tituli. In some cases, the compiler has incorporated material to fill gaps where the introductions did not utilize historical …
Recollecting Alfredian English In The Sixteenth Century, Emily Butler
Dec 2013
Recollecting Alfredian English In The Sixteenth Century, Emily Butler
Emily Butler
This article explores the rationale for the frequently criticized editorial practices of Matthew Parker (Archbishop of Canterbury, 1559–1575) in working with manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon texts. Parker published editions of some of these texts, and his editorial prefaces yield valuable information about his aims and methods. By situating Parker’s own explanation of his activities within the context of a textual community that reached back to include medieval ecclesiastics, we see that he learned much from medieval textual practices. Parker and his circle emulated key features of the reading habits, methods of selection and compilation, and scribal practices they saw in Anglo-Saxon …
Þulr, Russell Poole
Dec 2005
Þulr, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Wissensdichtung, Russell Poole
Dec 2005
Wissensdichtung, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Walkürenlied, Russell Poole
Dec 2005
Walkürenlied, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Eduard Sievers, Russell Poole
Dec 2004
Eduard Sievers, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Skalde/Skalds, Russell Poole
Dec 2004
Skalde/Skalds, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Skaldische Dichtung/Skaldic Poetry, Russell Poole
Dec 2004
Skaldische Dichtung/Skaldic Poetry, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Sigvatr Þórðarson, Russell Poole
Dec 2004
Sigvatr Þórðarson, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Verbal Encounters: Anglo-Saxon And Old Norse Studies For Roberta Frank, Antonina Harbus, Russell Poole
Dec 2003
Verbal Encounters: Anglo-Saxon And Old Norse Studies For Roberta Frank, Antonina Harbus, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
Description from book jacket: "Lively exchanges, both political and cultural, with Europe and Scandinavia put speakers of the Old English language in contact with Latin and early forms of Danish and Norwegian. Verbal Encounters is a collection of essays on these contracts and exchanges, written in honour of Roberta Frank, former University Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. The essays focus on the fields of Old English, medieval Latin, and Old Norwegian and Icelandic."
Old English Riddles, Russell Poole
Dec 2003
Old English Riddles, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
Old English Wisdom Poetry, Russell Poole
Dec 1997
Old English Wisdom Poetry, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
The Textile Inventory In The Old English Gerefa, Russell Poole
Oct 1989
The Textile Inventory In The Old English Gerefa, Russell Poole
Russell Poole
No abstract provided.
