Hagiography has a relevant place in the Anglo-Saxon literature. Its earliest examples date back to Bede. Different kinds of hagiographic works were at first written in Latin (e.g. Aldhelm, Alcuin) and later on in the vernacular, influencing a significant portion of Old English poetry, too. This project is devoted to the prose Lives of Saints written in the last two centuries of the Anglo-Saxon period. One of the main features of this period is the intent, which is so evident in the texts that are the object of study, of translating hagiographic material to make it available to an audience that could only master Old English. This venture was carried out by Ælfric, but also by anonymous authors, who adapted Latin hagiographic texts in order to guarantee their wid est possible diffusion. The project also aims at providing the scientific community with a series of additional electronic resources with automated search and consultation functions. These products will contribute to a better understanding of Ælfric's and anonymous Lives of Saints. Grafica Filippa Alcamesi Funded by MIUR (PRIN 2009) and by: LUMSA, Rome University of Palermo University of Udine LUMSA Università LUMSA, Roma via della Traspontina, 21 - 00193 Roma tel. 06.668661 fax. 06.68422246 loredana.lazzari@lumsa.it www.lumsa.it Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta, Roma Università degli Studi di Palermo Università degli Studi di Udine International Workshop November 8th-9th 2012 Hagiography in Anglo-Saxon England: Adopting and Adapting Saints' Lives into Old English Prose (c. 950-1150) LUMSA - Roma Sala del Consiglio Borgo Sant' Angelo, 13 - Roma
Thursday November 8th 9.00 Opening addresses 9.30 Joyce Hill (University of Leeds) The Context of Ælfric's Saints' Lives 10.15 Catherine Cubitt (University of York) Reading 10-11th Benedictine Hagiography against the Politics of the Reign of Æthelred Discussion Break 11.30 Loredana Lazzari (University of Rome, LUMSA) Kingship and Sainthood in Ælfric: Oswald and Edmund 12.00 Loredana Teresi (University of Palermo) Saintly Places and Itineraries in Ælfric's Lives of Saints Discussion Afternoon 14.45 Rolf Bremmer (University of Leiden) Honour and Shame in Ælfric's Lives of Saints 15.30 Susan Irvine (University College London) Hanging by a Thread: Racks and Crosses in Ælfric's Saints' Lives Discussion 16.30 Winfried Rudolf (University of Göttingen) The Selection and Revision of Verba Seniorum in Worcester, Cathedral Library, MS F.48 17.15 Concetta Giliberto (University of Palermo) The Descensus ad inferos in the Old English Prose Life of St Guthlac and Vercelli Homily xxiii 17.45 Filippa Alcamesi (University of Palermo) - Giuseppe D. De Bonis (University of Naples «L'Orientale») Lives of Saints: A Project on Hagiography in Anglo- Saxon England Discussion Friday November 9th 9.00 Claudia Di Sciacca (University of Udine) 'concupita, quaesita, ac petita solitudinis secreta': The Call of the Desert in Bede's Vita S. Cuthberti and Ælfric's Life of St Cuthbert 9.30 Andrea Meregalli (University of Milan) The Old Norse Vitae patrum: The Text and its Context Discussion Break 10.45 Rosalind Love (University of Cambridge) Folcard of Saint-Bertin and the Anglo-Saxon Saints at Thorney 11.30 Patrizia Lendinara (University of Palermo) Forgotten Missionaries Discussion 12.10 Posters Roberta