Elizabeth Solopova
2019
Solopova, Elizabeth
From Bede to Wyclif: The Knowledge of Old English within the Context of Late Middle English Biblical Translation and Beyond Journal Article
In: The Review of English Studies, vol. 71, no. 302, 2019.
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abstract = {The continuity between Old and Middle English periods has been a matter of interest and debate in the field of medieval studies. Though it is widely accepted that Old English texts continued to be copied and used in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the possibility that they were collected, read and studied, and influenced scholars and religious thinkers in late medieval England is often rejected as implausible. The reason most commonly given is the difficulty of understanding the Old English language in the late Middle Ages. The present article aims to reassess this view and re-examine evidence for the reading and use of Old English texts in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries with a primary focus on biblical translation. The article explores the possibility that Middle English glosses that occur in Old English sermon and biblical manuscripts reflect a scholarly interest in these texts, rather than a struggle to understand their language. The article also examines evidence that the translators of the Wycliffite Bible may have had some familiarity with Old English biblical translations, possibly as a result of study of biblical and sermon manuscripts.},
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The continuity between Old and Middle English periods has been a matter of interest and debate in the field of medieval studies. Though it is widely accepted that Old English texts continued to be copied and used in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the possibility that they were collected, read and studied, and influenced scholars and religious thinkers in late medieval England is often rejected as implausible. The reason most commonly given is the difficulty of understanding the Old English language in the late Middle Ages. The present article aims to reassess this view and re-examine evidence for the reading and use of Old English texts in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries with a primary focus on biblical translation. The article explores the possibility that Middle English glosses that occur in Old English sermon and biblical manuscripts reflect a scholarly interest in these texts, rather than a struggle to understand their language. The article also examines evidence that the translators of the Wycliffite Bible may have had some familiarity with Old English biblical translations, possibly as a result of study of biblical and sermon manuscripts.
2015
Solopova, Elizabeth; Lee, Stuart
The Texts Book Chapter
In: pp. 71-355, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-137-45469-0.
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abstract = {The lengthy and tragic tale of Túrin Turambar, son of Húrin, is one of the great stories from the First Age of Middle-earth contained in The Silmarillion, but also repeated several times in Tolkien’s writings (notably in the ‘Narn I Hîn Húrin’ in Unfinished Tales, The Lays of Beleriand, and The Children of Húrin). With his family cursed by Morgoth, Túrin’s tale is a lengthy one of a man spiralling downwards through a series of tragedies and ill-fated choices. Most notably in one important episode he seduces and marries a beautiful young woman only to discover from the dragon Glaurung, as Túrin slays him, that the woman is in fact Túrin’s long-lost sister — Nienor Níniel. Unable to live with the news Níniel kills herself, and Túrin, upon hearing this, slays himself by his own sword.},
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The lengthy and tragic tale of Túrin Turambar, son of Húrin, is one of the great stories from the First Age of Middle-earth contained in The Silmarillion, but also repeated several times in Tolkien’s writings (notably in the ‘Narn I Hîn Húrin’ in Unfinished Tales, The Lays of Beleriand, and The Children of Húrin). With his family cursed by Morgoth, Túrin’s tale is a lengthy one of a man spiralling downwards through a series of tragedies and ill-fated choices. Most notably in one important episode he seduces and marries a beautiful young woman only to discover from the dragon Glaurung, as Túrin slays him, that the woman is in fact Túrin’s long-lost sister — Nienor Níniel. Unable to live with the news Níniel kills herself, and Túrin, upon hearing this, slays himself by his own sword.
Solopova, Elizabeth; Lee, Stuart
How to Use This Book Book Chapter
In: pp. 1-1, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-137-45469-0.
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Solopova, Elizabeth; Lee, Stuart
How to Use This Book Book Chapter
In: pp. 1-1, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-137-45469-0.
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2013
Solopova, Elizabeth
BRITT MIZE. Traditional Subjectivities: The Old English Poetics of Mentality Journal Article
In: The Review of English Studies, vol. 65, no. 271, pp. 730-731, 2013.
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2012
Solopova, Elizabeth
The Making and Re-making of the Gough Map of Britain: Manuscript Evidence and Historical Context Journal Article
In: Imago Mundi, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 155-168, 2012.
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The results of a palaeographical and linguistic study of the Gough map demonstrate that although it was initially produced in the 1370s, the map was extensively revised not long thereafter. The pictorial features south of Hadrian's Wall were outlined in a darker ink and many place-names overwritten by a scribe who probably worked in the first thirty years of the fifteenth century. Discussion of the methods and scope of this revision is followed by an attempt to consider its historical context. The revision is most discernible in southeast England with virtually no changes made to Scotland, and only occasional changes made in Wales and the north of England. The reviser's focus on the south contrasts with the decision of the map's original makers to depict the whole island of Britain. This difference in approach raises questions about the ideological and political circumstances that made possible the original conception of the Gough map as a map of the whole island, and about an apparent decline of interest in or need for such a cartographic approach in the first decades of the fifteenth century. The original mapmaker's political outlook reflected the aspirations of the English kings in the late thirteenth and throughout the fourteenth centuries and the context of the Scottish wars of the period, whereas the different approach of the reviser may attest to changes in the political situation and ideology early in the fifteenth century.
Solopova, Elizabeth
The Making and Re-making of the Gough Map of Britain: Manuscript Evidence and Historical Context Journal Article
In: Imago Mundi, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 155-168, 2012.
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The results of a palaeographical and linguistic study of the Gough map demonstrate that although it was initially produced in the 1370s, the map was extensively revised not long thereafter. The pictorial features south of Hadrian's Wall were outlined in a darker ink and many place-names overwritten by a scribe who probably worked in the first thirty years of the fifteenth century. Discussion of the methods and scope of this revision is followed by an attempt to consider its historical context. The revision is most discernible in southeast England with virtually no changes made to Scotland, and only occasional changes made in Wales and the north of England. The reviser's focus on the south contrasts with the decision of the map's original makers to depict the whole island of Britain. This difference in approach raises questions about the ideological and political circumstances that made possible the original conception of the Gough map as a map of the whole island, and about an apparent decline of interest in or need for such a cartographic approach in the first decades of the fifteenth century. The original mapmaker's political outlook reflected the aspirations of the English kings in the late thirteenth and throughout the fourteenth centuries and the context of the Scottish wars of the period, whereas the different approach of the reviser may attest to changes in the political situation and ideology early in the fifteenth century.
2007
Solopova, Elizabeth; Lee, Stuart
Key Concepts in Medieval Literature Book
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 9781403997234.
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Key Concepts in Medieval Literature introduces students to the major authors, themes and genres of the English Middle Ages. These are discussed in concise focused essays, accompanied by summaries and recommendations for further reading, highlighting the need to see texts in context, both historically and linguistically.