An Edition and Translation of The Icelandic Book of Joseph and Aseneth
The existence of the Icelandic Book of Joseph and Aseneth was first brought to scholarly attention in M.R. James's introduction to Batiffol's Latin edition of 1889. Since then commentators have continued to include the Icelandic tradition in lists of translated versions (often by the shelf...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2017, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 167-200 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Joseph and Aseneth
/ Iceland
/ Edition
/ Translation
/ James, M. R. 1862-1936
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia TD Late Antiquity TJ Modern history |
| Further subjects: | B
Chapbooks
B JOSEPH & Aseneth (Book) B Icelandic B manuscript culture B Book of Joseph and Aseneth B ICELANDIC language B Denmark B Danish B JAMES, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936 B Early Modern Period B Translations B Iceland |
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| Summary: | The existence of the Icelandic Book of Joseph and Aseneth was first brought to scholarly attention in M.R. James's introduction to Batiffol's Latin edition of 1889. Since then commentators have continued to include the Icelandic tradition in lists of translated versions (often by the shelfmark provided by M.R. James, BL Add MS 11068). However, until now the Aseneth contained in BL Add MS 11068 has remained unedited. This article provides an annotated edition and translation which presents the Icelandic Aseneth in comparison with the exemplar from which it was translated, namely Hans Mogensen's Danish version of 1580. Most importantly, the Icelandic translator, Ami Halldôrsson (1630-1687), made an original contribution to the tradition, authoring a unique account of the death ofAseneth from grief. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0951820717703219 |