The Texts and Contexts of Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108

Couch, Julie Nelson; Bell, Kimberly K.

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004192065.i-342

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Havelok theDane

Kleinman

2017

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain

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Havelok the Dane is the modern name for an early Middle English poem most likely composed between 1290 and 1300, one the earliest of a group poems that forms the “matter of England.” The story of Havelok, a Danish prince who is exiled to England, becomes a kitchen scullion, is married to the heir to the English throne, and eventually becomes king of both England and Denmark, goes back to at least the twelfth century. It was widespread in both chronicle and folklore, particularly in eastern England. The Middle English poem is one of the earliest English romances but departs from the typical romance character in its folksy tone and attention to a wide range of social classes. These qualities may reveal oral origins or may have been cultivated by the poet, who, like earlier and later writers, used Havelok's story and the history of Scandinavian settlement to explore the ethnic, political, and social dynamics of England.

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Havelok theDane

Kleinman

2017

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain

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Hagiographic Romance

Rădulescu

2017

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain

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“Hagiographic romance” is a label used to define a subgroup of medieval vernacular romances, usually focused on the deserved penitent suffering of a male protagonist of high social status (lord or king) or the undeserved patient endurance of trials and tribulations by a female protagonist. The protagonists walk a difficult path to sainthood or are very close to becoming role models for sainthood. While the narrative does not seem to require miracles as a precondition to considering these romances “hagiographic” the lives of the protagonists do not fall short of miraculous coincidences or turns of events, satisfying the expectations of romance in general. The female protagonists of hagiographic romances tend to be cast in the role of wronged/calumniated daughter/wife, and their testing is more strongly related to challenges to their obedience, constancy, and innocence. Hagiographic romances remained the most popular subcategory of Middle English romance throughout the late medieval and early modern period, transitioning well from manuscript to early print. Their middle‐class audiences clearly appreciated their combination of education and entertainment, as the extant evidence attests.

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The Afterlife of St Cuthbert

Whitehead¹

2020

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This ambitious book presents the first sustained analysis of the evolving representation of Cuthbert, the premier saint of northern England. The study spans both major and neglected texts across eight centuries, from his earliest depictions in anonymous and Bedan vitae, through twelfth-century ecclesiastical histories and miracle collections produced at Durham, to his late medieval appearances in Latin meditations, legendaries, and vernacular verse. Whitehead reveals the coherence of these texts as one tradition, exploring the way that ideologies and literary strategies persist across generations. An innovative addition to the literature of insular spirituality and hagiography, The Afterlife of St Cuthbert emphasises the related categories of place and asceticism. It charts Cuthbert's conceptual alignment with a range of institutional, masculine, northern, and national spaces, and examines the distinctive characteristics and changing value of his ascetic lifestyle and environment - frequently constituted as a nature sanctuary - interrogating its relation to his other jurisdictions.

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The Texts and Contexts of Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108

Abstract: The texts and contexts of Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms Laud misc. 108 : the shaping of English vernacular narrative / edited by Kimberly K. Bell and Julie Nelson Couch.p. cm. -(Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts, ISSN 0925-7683 ; v. 6) Includes bibliographical references and index.

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