This companion volume to OS 304 (1994) completes the edition. This new volume contains an account of the original Latin texts from which the Old English translation derives. It considers the translation methods used, evidence of authorship, orthography and language, and textual transmission.
The Old English translations of the Latin Gospels are considered to be one of the major literary and cultural achievements of the late Anglo-Saxon period. This is the first modern edition of those translations. It includes an index of the biblical passages described and a glossary.
| ISBN: | 9780197223130 |
| Publication date: | 26th May 2016 |
| Author: | R M Liuzza |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 381 pages |
| Series: | Early English Text Society Original Series |
| Genres: |
Sacred texts, scriptures and revered writings Translation and interpretation Literary essays |
This companion volume to OS 304 (1994) completes the edition. This new volume contains an account of the original Latin texts from which the Old English translation derives.
The Old English Version of the Gospels features in the following genres: Sacred texts, scriptures and revered writings, Translation and interpretation, Literary essays
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The Old English Version of the Gospels was written by R M Liuzza and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
The Old English Version of the Gospels has 381 pages
Yes it is part of Early English Text Society Original Series series
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