Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter was one of the most important collections of psalm verses in the Middle Ages. Commonly found in primers and books of hours, it was the primary medium for lay people to imitate the monastic divine office, even as it offered concessions to harsh personal circumstances. This edition presents the Middle English versions in parallel, followed by the Latin version in the Lincoln Thornton manuscript. An introductory review considers the psalter in general and the origins of abbreviated psalters in particular. Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter is the most widespread text in the abbreviated psalter tradition and it illustrates an important aspect of lay devotional life from the eighth to the sixteenth century. The English versions contribute both to the history of English prose and to the history of biblical translation in English.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2021
Copyrightjahr
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-350-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-351-0
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Foundations
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
116
Produkttyp
Sammelband
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Contents Kein Zugriff
List of Plates Kein Zugriff
Acknowledgements Kein Zugriff
Glossary of Psalm Terminology Kein Zugriff
Introduction Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 20
Table of Verses found in Abbreviated Psalters Kein Zugriff Seiten 21 - 26
Prologues to the Middle English Versions of Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter Kein Zugriff Seiten 27 - 28
The Middle English MS versions in parallel Kein Zugriff Seiten 29 - 80
Epilogues to the Middle English Versions of Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter Kein Zugriff Seiten 81 - 84
The Latin Version of Jerome’s Abbreviated Psalter in the Lincoln Thornton MS Kein Zugriff Seiten 85 - 98
