The Old English Canons of Theodore
OLD ENGLISH CANONS THEODORE C
Published on 25. October 2012
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-19-966818-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Canons are one of the earliest handbooks of penance to appear in any West European vernacular. The material shows the Anglo-Saxons addressing matters ranging from baptism and the ordination of priests to the conduct of the married and sexual norms. Less a translation of the judgements attributed to Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 690), than an adaptation of these materials, the work is of major importance for specialists in Old English and historians of medieval Europe generally, affording an early view of what pastoral care in early England may have looked like which is more authentic than the Latin texts on which they are based.
Reviews / Votes
The scholarly value of this edition lies in the accompanying commentary, which brings the penitential practices of Anglo- Saxon England into a broader medieval European context. Scholars focusing on continental Europe who might otherwise overlook this volume will nevertheless find it a valuable resource. The subject matter of the text and extensive glossary also make the edition an excellent candidate for translation in the classroom. * Tahlia Birnbaum, Parergon * With this new edition by R.D. Fulk and Stephan Jurasinski, a gap in the availability in print of the Old English (OE) penitentials has been filled most satisfactorily. The edition complements very well the existing editions of the other vernacular penitential texts ... and it can be studied fruitfully alongside the online edition by allen J. Frantzen. * Mark Atherton, Review ofEnglish Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 black-and-white halftone
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-966818-2 (9780199668182)
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Stefan Jurasinski is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York at Brockport. His published
work has focused on aspects of Anglo-Saxon legal history and on the literature of the early and late Middle Ages.
He is at work currently on a book-length study of the Old English penitentials and a collaborative edition (with Lisi
Oliver) of the laws of Alfred and Ine for the Early English Laws Project.
R.D. Fulk is Class of 1964 Chancellor's Professor of English at Indiana University. His research centres on
Germanic and Celtic languages and literatures of the Middle Ages (with special emphasis on Old English and Old
Norse studies), and on comparative Indo-European linguistics, with particular attention to the history of the English
language.
work has focused on aspects of Anglo-Saxon legal history and on the literature of the early and late Middle Ages.
He is at work currently on a book-length study of the Old English penitentials and a collaborative edition (with Lisi
Oliver) of the laws of Alfred and Ine for the Early English Laws Project.
R.D. Fulk is Class of 1964 Chancellor's Professor of English at Indiana University. His research centres on
Germanic and Celtic languages and literatures of the Middle Ages (with special emphasis on Old English and Old
Norse studies), and on comparative Indo-European linguistics, with particular attention to the history of the English
language.