The Vercelli Homilies (Early English Text Society Original Series) [Hardcover]

D.G. Scragg (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0197223028 | ISBN-13: 978-0197223024 | Publication Date: December 3, 1998

This is a critical edition of the Old English homilies in Vercelli, Biblioteca Capitolare MS CXVII, with parallel passages from related manuscripts. The introduction deals with the manuscript, language, parallel texts and Latin sources. The text has a critical apparatus giving the readings of other manuscripts and analogues from the other homilies, and there is a commentary and glossary. This is the first complete edition of these important ninth- or tenth-century texts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'The need for a complete annotated edition of the prose texts in the Vercelli Book has long been evident: the book is a linchpin for our understanding of anonymous Old English prose, of crucial importance as the earliest extant collection. This need has now been admirably met by Donald Scragg's superb edition, which more than supplies all that could be hoped for from such an undertaking. Scragg performs an admirable work of summary, synthesis, and discussion, and his printing of all known direct sources at the bottom of the page facilitates comparison. All in all, this is a most welcome, meticulous work, an essential possession for all Anglo-Saxonists.' Mary Clayton, University College, Dublin, Review of English Studies, Vol. 45, No. 180, Nov '94

Language Notes

Text: English

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Early English Text Society (December 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0197223028
• ISBN-13: 978-0197223024
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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