TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mackley,Jude S.
TI  - The legend of St. Brendan: a comparative study of the Latin and Anglo-Norman versions 
T2  - Brill eBook titles 2008
SN  - 9789047442806
AV  - BR1720.B73 M33 2008
U1  - 873/.03 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Brendan,
KW  - Navigatio Sancti Brendani
KW  - swd
KW  - Translations
KW  - Übersetzung
KW  - Anglonormannisch
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-326) and index; Preliminary Materials; J.S. Mackley --; Introduction; J.S. Mackley --; Chapter One. St Brendan: The Man And The Manuscripts; J.S. Mackley --; Chapter Two. Accepting The Fantastic: From The Familiar To The Fantastic-Uncanny; J.S. Mackley --; Chapter Three. The Marvels Of The Ocean: From The Fantastic-Uncanny To The Marvellous; J.S. Mackley --; Chapter Four. The Mirrors Of Salvation; J.S. Mackley --; Conclusion; J.S. Mackley --; Appendix One. The Genealogy Of The Manuscripts Of The Navigatio And The Anglo-Norman Voyage; J.S. Mackley --; Appendix Two. The Anglo-Norman Voyage Of St Brendan; J.S. Mackley --; Bibliography; J.S. Mackley --; Index; J.S. Mackley; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The Legend of St Brendan is a study of two accounts of a voyage undertaken by Brendan, a sixth-century Irish saint. The immense popularity of the Latin version encouraged many vernacular translations, including a twelfth-century Anglo-Norman reworking of the narrative which excises much of the devotional material seen in the ninth-century Navigatio Sancti Brendani abbatis and changes the emphasis, leaving a recognisably secular narrative. The vernacular version focuses on marvellous imagery and the trials and tribulations of a long sea-voyage. Together the two versions demonstrate a movement away from hagiography towards adventure. Studies of the two versions rarely discuss the elements of the fantastic. Following a summary of authorship, audiences and sources, this comparative study adopts a structural approach to the two versions of the Brendan narrative. It considers what the fantastic imagery achieves and addresses issues raised with respect to theological parallels
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004166622.i-352
ER  -