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This new study on the Gawain-poet presents a fresh, in-depth reading of the four poems of British... more This new study on the Gawain-poet presents a fresh, in-depth reading of the four poems of British Library, MS Cotton Nero A.x, Art. 3. As the title of the volume suggests, Cecilia Hatt is interested in analysing the relationship between theological identity and literary text, and how the poet's religious beliefs influenced his use of literary genres. She argues for a view of the Gawain-poet's works as expressive of a coherent theological and religious vision, which is explored in his poems from a range of perspectives, and through the lens of a number of different genres. Such a reading of the poems is, of course, not an altogether new approach; however, Cecilia Hatt succeeds in presenting a novel interpretation of Anglia 2017; 135(1): 197-200 Angemeldet | cosima.gillhammer@trinity.ox.ac.uk Autorenexemplar Heruntergeladen am | 23.03.17 09:11

Papers by Cosima Clara Gillhammer

The Holy Cross legend, a tale which was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe, establishes... more The Holy Cross legend, a tale which was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe, establishes a typological connection between the tree in Paradise from which Adam and Eve ate, and the tree from which the wood of the Cross was made. There is a large number of different versions and traditions of this legend in English. One version which has been overlooked by scholars so far is the text contained in Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29. It is a unique version which contains both verse and prose, and which draws on a number of different sources and traditions. This text is edited here for the first time, and is accompanied by a textual analysis and commentary

The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, 29 contains a unive... more The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, 29 contains a universal history of the world, compiled from diverse religious and secular source texts and written by a single compiler-scribe. A great part of the text is focused on Old Testament history and uses the Vulgate as a key source, thus offering an opportunity to examine in detail the compiler’s strategies of translating the text of the Bible into the vernacular. The Bible translations in this manuscript are unconnected to the Wycliffite translations, and are non-reformist in their interpretative framework, implications, and use. This evidence is of particular interest as an example of the range of approaches to biblical translation and scholarship in the vernacular found in late medieval English texts, despite the restrictive legislation concerning Bible translation in fifteenth-century England. The strategies of translating the biblical text found in this manuscript include close word-by-word ...

The Review of English Studies

The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29 contains a un... more The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29 contains a universal history of the world, compiled from diverse religious and secular texts. Written by a single compiler-scribe, the text offers an opportunity to examine in detail late medieval methods of compilation. One of the main sources used by the compiler is Caxton’s print of Ranulf Higden’s Polychronicon, thus allowing a detailed comparison with the printed source text. This article investigates the strategies which the compiler uses to copy, edit, and amend his sources, whilst integrating them into a new textual framework. Comprehensive collation reveals different ways of copying and revising the printed source text. The strategies used by the compiler range from close copying to extensive additions, substitutions, corrections, and omissions. A close analysis of these compilation methods allows conclusions not only about the compilatory process but also about the mindset behind the focus ...

Books by Cosima Clara Gillhammer

Winter, 2022

A critical edition of the late fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity Colleg... more A critical edition of the late fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29.

This new study on the Gawain-poet presents a fresh, in-depth reading of the four poems of British... more This new study on the Gawain-poet presents a fresh, in-depth reading of the four poems of British Library, MS Cotton Nero A.x, Art. 3. As the title of the volume suggests, Cecilia Hatt is interested in analysing the relationship between theological identity and literary text, and how the poet's religious beliefs influenced his use of literary genres. She argues for a view of the Gawain-poet's works as expressive of a coherent theological and religious vision, which is explored in his poems from a range of perspectives, and through the lens of a number of different genres. Such a reading of the poems is, of course, not an altogether new approach; however, Cecilia Hatt succeeds in presenting a novel interpretation of Anglia 2017; 135(1): 197-200 Angemeldet | cosima.gillhammer@trinity.ox.ac.uk Autorenexemplar Heruntergeladen am | 23.03.17 09:11

The Holy Cross legend, a tale which was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe, establishes... more The Holy Cross legend, a tale which was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe, establishes a typological connection between the tree in Paradise from which Adam and Eve ate, and the tree from which the wood of the Cross was made. There is a large number of different versions and traditions of this legend in English. One version which has been overlooked by scholars so far is the text contained in Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29. It is a unique version which contains both verse and prose, and which draws on a number of different sources and traditions. This text is edited here for the first time, and is accompanied by a textual analysis and commentary

The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, 29 contains a unive... more The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, 29 contains a universal history of the world, compiled from diverse religious and secular source texts and written by a single compiler-scribe. A great part of the text is focused on Old Testament history and uses the Vulgate as a key source, thus offering an opportunity to examine in detail the compiler’s strategies of translating the text of the Bible into the vernacular. The Bible translations in this manuscript are unconnected to the Wycliffite translations, and are non-reformist in their interpretative framework, implications, and use. This evidence is of particular interest as an example of the range of approaches to biblical translation and scholarship in the vernacular found in late medieval English texts, despite the restrictive legislation concerning Bible translation in fifteenth-century England. The strategies of translating the biblical text found in this manuscript include close word-by-word ...

The Review of English Studies

The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29 contains a un... more The late-fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29 contains a universal history of the world, compiled from diverse religious and secular texts. Written by a single compiler-scribe, the text offers an opportunity to examine in detail late medieval methods of compilation. One of the main sources used by the compiler is Caxton’s print of Ranulf Higden’s Polychronicon, thus allowing a detailed comparison with the printed source text. This article investigates the strategies which the compiler uses to copy, edit, and amend his sources, whilst integrating them into a new textual framework. Comprehensive collation reveals different ways of copying and revising the printed source text. The strategies used by the compiler range from close copying to extensive additions, substitutions, corrections, and omissions. A close analysis of these compilation methods allows conclusions not only about the compilatory process but also about the mindset behind the focus ...

Winter, 2022

A critical edition of the late fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity Colleg... more A critical edition of the late fifteenth-century Middle English manuscript Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29.