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Old English Psalms (Hardcover)
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Old English Psalms (Hardcover)
Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
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The Latin psalms figured prominently in the lives of the
Anglo-Saxons, whether sung in the Divine Office by clerics, studied
as a textbook for language learning by students, or recited in
private devotion by lay people. They were also translated into Old
English, first in prose and later in verse. Sometime in the middle
of the eleventh century, the prose and verse translations were
brought together and organized in a complementary sequence in a
manuscript now known as the Paris Psalter. The prose version,
traditionally attributed to King Alfred (d. 899), combines literal
translation with interpretative clarification. In contrast, the
anonymous Old English verse translation composed during the tenth
century approaches the psalms in a spirit of prayer and devotion.
Despite their differences, both reflect earnest attempts to capture
the literal meaning of the psalms. The complete text of all 150
prose and verse psalms is available here in contemporary English
for the first time. With this translation readers encounter the
beginnings and the continuation of a long tradition of psalm
renderings in English.
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