Benjamin Thorpe
Author of Northern Mythology (Wordsworth Myth, Legend & Folklore)
Works by Benjamin Thorpe
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, according to the Several Original Authorities: Volume 1. Original Texts (1861) 7 copies
Yule-tide stories; a collection of Scandinavian and north German popular tales and traditions, from the Swedish, Danish, and German (2010) 7 copies
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson Translated from the Original Old Norse Text Into English (2007) 6 copies
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: According to the Several Original Authorities (Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls) (Volume 2) (1861) — Editor — 6 copies
The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson 3 copies
Codex exoniensis : A collection of Anglo-Saxon poetry, from a manuscript in the library of the dean and chapter of Exeter (2015) 2 copies
Northern mythology, comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, north Germany, and the Netherlands Volume v.1 (2010) 2 copies
The Anglo-Saxon Poems of Beowulf, The Scôp or Gleeman's Tale, and The Fight at Finnsburg. 2nd ed. 2 copies
The Anglo-Saxon Version Of The Story Of Apollonius Of Tyre, Upon Which is Founded The Play of Pericles, Attributed to Shakespeare: From a MS. in the Library of C.C.C. Cambridge. (1834) 2 copies, 1 review
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church V2: The Sermones Catholici; Or Homilies of Aelfric (2007) 2 copies
Libri psalmorum : versio antiqua latina cum paraphrasi Anglo-Saxonica, partim soluta oratione, partim metrice composita 2 copies, 1 review
Yule-Tide Stories 1 copy
The Comparative Hávamál 1 copy
Pocket Havamal 1 copy
Pocket Edda Younger Edda 1 copy
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The Study Havamal: Original Old Norse - 3 English Translations - Journal (2017) — Translator — 55 copies
The Elder Edda and the Younger Edda (2006) — Translator, some editions; Translator, some editions — 47 copies, 1 review
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The Anglo-Saxon Version Of The Story Of Apollonius Of Tyre, Upon Which is Founded The Play of Pericles, Attributed to Shakespeare: From a MS. in the Library of C.C.C. Cambridge. by Benjamin Thorpe
This is sometimes called the first English novel. It was originally written in Greek about 300 or 400. The Old English translation is the earliest of many translations into European vernacular languages, most or all of them based on a Latin version of around 900 or so. It was an extremely popular story, an early best-seller, so to speak, as indicated by its presence in Old English which has few if any other examples of secular prose fiction. Parts of it found their way into three of show more Shakespeare's plays, especially Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
The story is typical of ancient romantic fiction, full of adventure, shipwrecks, pirates, assassins, torturers, evil kings, good kings, kindly fishermen, virtuous maidens, brave heroes, and the occasional god or spirit. The sequence of events is extravagantly melodramatic. It was slightly Christianized over the ages but is still fundamentally pagan in spirit. I am not going to attempt a synopsis (there is one on Wikipedia) but will say only that it is fun to read, has never a dull moment, and is mercifully short.
The version I have is a POD reprint of a nineteenth-century school text with the Old English followed by a very literal translation designed mainly to help the student decipher the original. A recipe for bad writing, but in this case the esteemed scholar Benjamin Thorpe made a pretty graceful job of it. I do not really recommend this book, but if you are curious, check it out on Google Books and don't pay good money for it. show less
The story is typical of ancient romantic fiction, full of adventure, shipwrecks, pirates, assassins, torturers, evil kings, good kings, kindly fishermen, virtuous maidens, brave heroes, and the occasional god or spirit. The sequence of events is extravagantly melodramatic. It was slightly Christianized over the ages but is still fundamentally pagan in spirit. I am not going to attempt a synopsis (there is one on Wikipedia) but will say only that it is fun to read, has never a dull moment, and is mercifully short.
The version I have is a POD reprint of a nineteenth-century school text with the Old English followed by a very literal translation designed mainly to help the student decipher the original. A recipe for bad writing, but in this case the esteemed scholar Benjamin Thorpe made a pretty graceful job of it. I do not really recommend this book, but if you are curious, check it out on Google Books and don't pay good money for it. show less
Libri Psalmorum versio antiqua Latina cum paraphrasi Anglo-Saxonica, partim soluta oratione, partim metrice composita, nunc primum e Cod. MS. in Bibl. Regia Parisiensi adservato / descripsit et edidit Benjamin Thorpe = Bible. Psalms. Latin = Bible. Psalms. English (Old English) = Paris Psalter by Benjamin Thorpe
Ex-lib. Mt. St. Scholastica College (Atchinson, KS); exlibris Charles Plummer (w/ his bookplate)
Ancient laws and institutes of England; comprising laws enacted under the Anglo-Saxon kings from AEthelbirht to Cnut, with an English translation of the Saxon; the laws called Edward the Confessor's; the laws of William the Conqueror, and those ascribed to Henry the First; also, Monumenta ecclesiastica anglicana, from the seventh to the tenth century; and the ancient Latin version of the Anglo-Saxon laws. With a compendious glossary, &c. by Benjamin Thorpe
Ecclesiastical law -- Great Britain, Canon law, Law -- Great Britain, Anglo-Saxon law
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