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OverviewThe Contemplacioun of Synnaris, by the Observant Franciscan William Touris, written c.1494 and evidently intended for King James IV of Scotland, is a significant and much copied work of Older Scots, although the earliest surviving witness is the English print by Wynkyn de Worde (1499). The Contemplacioun was the very first work of Older Scots literature to be translated and to be printed. The poem’s seven sections comprise a course of meditations for Holy Week. Richard Fox, bishop of Durham, commissioned the English print, in which the stanzas were preceded by Latin sententiae, biblical, medieval and ancient. The work retained sufficient interest to re-emerge in separate versions in both Scotland (1568) and England (1578), drastically revised for Protestant readers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alasdair A. MacDonald , J. Craig McDonaldPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 232/12 Weight: 0.900kg ISBN: 9789004256965ISBN 10: 9004256962 Pages: 456 Publication Date: 25 May 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Introduction 1 Editing the Text 2 Origins and Contexts 3 The CS as Literature 4 1499—The Latin catenae 5 1578—A Dyall of Dayly Contemplacion Bibliography Texts Treatment of Texts 1 Scots 2 Latin 3 Translations of Sententiae Prologue (1499) Poem and Catenae Textual Notes: Poem 1 Textual Notes Pertaining to the Scottish Manuscripts 2 Textual Notes Pertaining to the 1499 English Print Emendations: Sententiae Commentary, Sources, Glossary Commentary: Poem Sources: Sententiae Glossary IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAlasdair A. MacDonald Ph.D. (1978, University of Edinburgh) is emeritus professor of English Language and Literature of the Middle Ages, University of Groningen. He has published widely on late-medieval and early modern literature. J. Craig McDonald, Ph.D. (1981, University of York) is emeritus professor of English at King University, Tennessee. He has published on Robert Henryson and John Ireland’s Meroure of Wyssdome. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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