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The Llanthony Stories: A Translation of the Narrationes Aliquot Fabulosae

by David R. Winter

  • Paperback
  • 186 pages
  • Publisher: PIMS
  • 15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

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Compiled in the early thirteenth century, The Llanthony Stories is a fragmentary collection of exemplaria gathered by an anonymous canon at the Augustinian priory of Llanthony Secunda, Gloucester. While intended primarily for the edification of readers and those who heard the stories preached in sermons, many of the thirty-five exempla offer humorous (even ribald) glimpses of life in the Severn watershed and beyond. Filled with short tales of greedy archdeacons, licentious monks, pious laymen and prelates trying to navigate their world with decorum and piety, the work expands our knowledge of ecclesiastical politics and evangelical priorities in the Anglo-Norman church. Although the work survives in a single manuscript witness, it has long been known to historians and scholars of medieval literature. This volume makes the collection available in modern English for the first time. The translation, accompanied by extensive notes, is complemented by a contextualizing historical introduction and an edition of the Latin text.
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  • Title

    The Llanthony Stories: A Translation of the Narrationes Aliquot Fabulosae

  • Author

    David R. Winter

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    PIMS

  • Published

    April 2021

  • Weight

    205g

  • Page Count

    186

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780888443090

  • ISBN-10

    0888443099

  • Eden Code

    5545915