Day, Jenny (2022) The Later Lives of Mary of Egypt in NLW MS Llanstephan 34 and Cardiff, Central Library MS 2.633. In: Seintiau Cymru, Sancti Cambrenses: Astudiaethau ar Seintiau Cymru / Studies in the Saints of Wales. University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, pp. 209-236. ISBN 978-1-907029-34-9
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Abstract
The story of Mary of Egypt is one of the earliest Welsh-language saints’ Lives that has been preserved, having first arrived in Wales as part of a collection of the miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Only later did it acquire a more independent status, being presented alongside Lives of Katherine of Alexandria, Margaret of Antioch, Mary Magdalene and Martha. The likely Latin source of Mary of Egypt's Welsh Life has been identified, and the relationship between the three earliest surviving representatives of the Welsh Life has also received attention from a number of scholars. This chapter considers the later textual history of the Life, focusing on the alterations in the versions in Llanstephan 34 and Cardiff 2.633 and on what these may reveal about the intentions of their scribes and adapters.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | St Mary of Egypt saints' Lives hagiography medieval and early modern Welsh literature |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages |
| Divisions: | Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies |
| Depositing User: | Jennifer Day |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2023 15:41 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 01:02 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/2400 |
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