Miracles of Our LadyUniversity Press of Kentucky, 19.06.1997 - 158 Seiten Miracle tales, in which people are rewarded for piety or punished for sin through the intervention of the Virgin Mary, were a popular literary form all through the Middle Ages. Milagros de Nuestra Sehora, a collection of such stories by the Spanish secular priest Gonzalo de Berceo, is a premier example of this genre; it is also regarded as one of the four most important texts of medieval Spain. Difficulties in translating this work have made it unavailable in English except in fragments; now Spanish-language scholars Richard Terry Mount and Annette Grant Cash have made the entire work accessible to English readers for the first time. Berceo's miracle tales use the verse form cuaderna via (fourfold way) of fully rhymed quatrains -- which Berceo may even have invented -- and are told in the language of the common man. They were written to be read aloud, most likely to an audience of pilgrims, and are an outstanding example of oral religious narrative. The total work comprises twenty-five miracles, preceded by a renowned Introduction that celebrates the Virgin in rich symbolic allegory. Mount and Cash's translation is highly readable, yet it retains the original meaning and captures Berceo's colloquial style and medieval nuances. An introduction placing the miracles in their medieval context and a bibliography complement the text. |
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... dead , was resuscitated and everyone was amazed that he was in good condition . The good man spoke to them saying : " Friends , I was dead and now I am alive , you can be sure of it . Thanks to the Glorious One who saves Her workers ...
... dead , revived but for one whole day remained quite addled ; however , he finally regained all of his wits and relayed to the community what had happened . They offered thanks to God , to the regal Virgin , and to the holy apostle ...
... Lazarus , the brother of Mary and Martha , was resuscitated by Christ after being dead for days ( John 11.1-44 ) . 7. The evil enemy is the devil . ❖ MIRACLE 9 The Simple Cleric 220 There was a THE PILGRIM DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL 53.
Inhalt
Translators Introduction | 1 |
The Fornicating Sexton | 32 |
The Cleric and the Flower | 36 |
Urheberrecht | |
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