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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... monk revived . May God be praised ! The guide , that is , the good friar I just mentioned , said to the soul of the monk , " I beg you for God's sake and Holy Mary's to pray for me every day . Another thing do I request : that my grave ...
... monk remained in peace , thanks be to the Holy Father ! A short time later , at a few paces before he [ the monk ] began to climb the steps , he attacked him again with an evil face , like a dog striking with fangs . It came viciously ...
... monk complete the words , 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 Holy Mary came as She was accustomed to come , with a ... monk , a long time passed before he could heal . The Devil was glad when She ordered him to go . The monk who had passed ...
Inhalt
Translators Introduction | 1 |
The Fornicating Sexton | 32 |
The Cleric and the Flower | 36 |
Urheberrecht | |
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