{"product_id":"the-anglo-norman-voyage-of-st-brendan-bilingual-edition-paperback","title":"The Anglo-Norman Voyage of St Brendan: Bilingual Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. S. Mackley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale of St Brendan is one of the most enduring legends of the medieval Christian world. Originally composed in Latin around the ninth century, the \u003cem\u003eNauigatio Sancti Brendani abbatis\u003c\/em\u003e (The Voyage of St Brendan the Abbot) tells of the Irish saint who, with a company of monks, sets sail into the Atlantic Ocean to seek the Promised Land of the Saints. Their extraordinary seven-year voyage brings them face to face with supernatural wonders, monstrous creatures, hellish torments, and glimpses of paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the reign of Henry I of England, the story was translated and adapted into Anglo-Norman French at the behest of Queen Adeliza of Louvain, making it one of the earliest recorded examples of medieval romance in the vernacular. The anonymous poet-known only as \"Brother Benedeit\"-shaped the hagiographic source into an adventure narrative for a courtly audience. The result is a text that retains its Christian message of faith, obedience, and salvation while embracing the marvellous, the strange, and the spectacular.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a facing-page bilingual edition of the Anglo-Norman \u003cem\u003eVoyage of St Brendan\u003c\/em\u003e, accompanied by critical commentary and contextual discussion of its manuscript tradition, literary form, and theological significance. It draws upon and extends the scholarship of E.G.R. Waters, Glyn Burgess, Ian Short, Brian Merrilees, and Jonathan Wooding, situating the text within its historical, linguistic, and literary contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs both legend and literature, the \u003cem\u003eVoyage of St Brendan\u003c\/em\u003e bridges the worlds of hagiography and romance. It reflects early medieval conceptions of the Atlantic as a liminal, supernatural space and offers insight into the shifting relationships between faith, exploration, and narrative in the twelfth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor students of medieval literature, theology, and history, this edition provides a rare opportunity to encounter the text in its original language alongside a clear English translation. For the general reader, it offers an enthralling window into a world of miraculous islands, angelic birds, demon smithies, sea monsters, and the distant light of Paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45380878008399,"sku":"9781917130097","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/RtR9NJDIO39781917130097.webp?v=1780195938","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/the-anglo-norman-voyage-of-st-brendan-bilingual-edition-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}