Francis Leneghan (Royalty Account)

Old English Biblical Prose

Translation, Adaptation, Interpretation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides the first in-depth study of the earliest attempts to make the sacred words of the Bible available to English readers, clerical and lay, in prose writing.

Produktdetails

• Anglo-Saxon Studies
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9781843847618
• ISBN-10: 1843847612
• Artikelnr.: 75114528

Autorenporträt

FRANCIS LENEGHAN is Professor of Old English at the University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations
Prefatory Note on Methodology and Translation Theory Introduction 1
Translating the Psalms for the Clergy and the Laity 2 From the Old Law to
the New: The Mosaic Prologue to King Alfred's Domboc 3 Studying, Reading
and Preaching the Gospels 4 A Perilous Task: Making the Old English
Heptateuch 5 A Book for Many: Ælfric's Treatise on the Old and New
Testaments Conclusion Bibliography