The Old English Poem "Seasons for Fasting": A Critical Edition PDF
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The Old English Poem Seasons for Fasting A Critical Edition MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN STUDIES XV Patrick W. Conner, Series Editor OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES: The Book of Emperors: A Translation of the Middle High German Kaiserchronik Translated and edited by Henry A. Myers Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Translated by Larry Benson with a foreword and Middle English text edited by Daniel Donoghue Perspectives on the Old Saxon Hêliand: Introductory and Critical Essays, with an Edition of the Leipzig Fragment Edited by Valentine A. Pakis Cross and Cruciform in the Anglo-Saxon World: Studies to Honor the Memory of Timothy Reuter Edited by Sarah Larratt Keefer, Karen Louise Jolly, and Catherine E. Karkov The Cross and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England Edited by Karen Louise Jolly, Catherine E. Karkov, and Sarah Larratt Keefer Cædmon’s Hymn and Material Culture in the World of Bede Edited by Allen J. Frantzen and John Hines The Power of Words: Anglo-Saxon Studies Presented to Donald G. 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Hilton, Jr. west virginia university press morgantown 2014 Copyright 2014 West Virginia University Press All rights reserved First edition published 2014 by West Virginia University Press 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PB: 978-1-938228-43-8 PDF: 978-1-938228-44-5 EPUB: 978-1-938228-45-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Richards, Mary P. The Old English poem Seasons for fasting : a critical edition / Mary P. Richards; with the assistance of Chadwick B. Hilton Jr. pages cm Includes complete text of the poem and its translation in English. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-1-938228-43-8 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-1-938228-44-5 (pdf) ISBN-13: 978-1-93-822845-2 (epub) 1. Seasons for fasting (Old English poem) I. Hilton, Chad B. II. Seasons for fasting (Old English poem) III. Seasons for fasting (Old English poem). English. IV. Title. PR1773.S383R53 2014 829’.1--dc23 2013042729 Front cover image: Laurence Nowell’s transcript of MS Cotton Otho B.xi, original now destroyed. British Library MS Additional 43703, fol. 157r. © The British Library Board. Contents Acknowledgments vii Short Titles and Other Abbreviations ix Introduction Description of The Poem 1 Manuscripts and Editions 2 Metrical and Linguistic Features 20 Sources and Influences 36 Style and Structure 60 Principles of This Edition 83 Seasons for Fasting Text 87 Translation 103 Commentary 111 Glossary 139 Bibliography 159 Index to Manuscripts 178 Index 179 Acknowledgments This edition began almost thirty years ago as the dissertation project of Chadwick B. Hilton Jr. at the University of Tennessee, where I served as his advisor. Chad and his wife, B. Jane Stanfield, who also worked with me, participated in research projects of mutual interest that led to several publications. They now have completed successful careers at the University of Alabama, where Chad served as the associate dean for International Business Programs and Bennett faculty fellow in International Business, Management, and Marketing, and Jane re- tired as the associate provost for International Education and Global Outreach. Having entered the field of business communications, Chad discontinued his work on Seasons for Fasting and passed the project along to me. Numerous obligations of my own intervened, delaying its completion until now. The present edition owes much to the interest and support of col- leagues through the years. Along with Chad and Jane, scholars who have been especially helpful include Carl T. Berkhout, Mary Blockley, David Bright, Tom Cable, Patrick Conner, the late James Cross, Richard Dammery, James Dean, John H. Fisher, Rob Fulk, Jim Hall, Tom Hall, Toni Healey, the late Connie Hieatt, Joyce Hill, Aaron Kleist, Gay Marie Logsdon, Eric Stanley, Paul Szarmach, and Joseph Trahern. Additionally, the staffs at the British Library and at the University of Delaware Library were instrumental to my work. To all of these indi- viduals, I offer sincere gratitude. Any mistakes or infelicities, however, are solely my responsibility. Final preparation of the text has been aided by my husband, Bob Netherland, and our close friends, Buddy and Jack. vii
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