The Resource Sleeping toward Christianity : the form and function of the Legend of the seven sleepers in medieval British oral tradition, by Claire Schmidt, (electronic resource)
Sleeping toward Christianity : the form and function of the Legend of the seven sleepers in medieval British oral tradition, by Claire Schmidt, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus is a fascinating part of medieval oral tradition, and eminently worthy of further consideration. The legend was obviously popular and widespread during the medieval period, yet it has received little serious critical attention. In this preliminary study I investigate the legend of the Seven Sleepers on the macro level and show the big picture of how this legend existed in medieval England. A better understanding of the legend of the Seven Sleepers from a folkloristic and oral traditional perspective can give scholars a richer, more complete understanding of medieval literary productions like Piers Plowman and the Vita Aedwardi Regis. This study is informed by folklore and oral tradition theory and scholarship, as well as medieval literary theory. Using folklore and oral tradition scholarship in concert with literary scholarship provides depth to the study of medieval texts. An interdisciplinary approach allows one to engage one's research topic with a fully-stocked toolbox. The ubiquity, rate of variation, referentiality, and traces of oral poetics provide convincing evidence that the legend of the Seven Sleepers was a vibrant part of medieval English oral tradition. References to the Seven Sleepers in Piers Plowman and the Vita Aedwardi Regis provide a useful point of entry for an examination of these texts. Investigating the legend of the Seven Sleepers as oral tradition in the context of Piers Plowman and the Vita contributes to the overall scholarly understanding of the two literary texts
- Language
- eng
- Note
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- The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file
- Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 12, 2008)
- Label
- Sleeping toward Christianity : the form and function of the Legend of the seven sleepers in medieval British oral tradition
- Title
- Sleeping toward Christianity
- Title remainder
- the form and function of the Legend of the seven sleepers in medieval British oral tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- by Claire Schmidt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus is a fascinating part of medieval oral tradition, and eminently worthy of further consideration. The legend was obviously popular and widespread during the medieval period, yet it has received little serious critical attention. In this preliminary study I investigate the legend of the Seven Sleepers on the macro level and show the big picture of how this legend existed in medieval England. A better understanding of the legend of the Seven Sleepers from a folkloristic and oral traditional perspective can give scholars a richer, more complete understanding of medieval literary productions like Piers Plowman and the Vita Aedwardi Regis. This study is informed by folklore and oral tradition theory and scholarship, as well as medieval literary theory. Using folklore and oral tradition scholarship in concert with literary scholarship provides depth to the study of medieval texts. An interdisciplinary approach allows one to engage one's research topic with a fully-stocked toolbox. The ubiquity, rate of variation, referentiality, and traces of oral poetics provide convincing evidence that the legend of the Seven Sleepers was a vibrant part of medieval English oral tradition. References to the Seven Sleepers in Piers Plowman and the Vita Aedwardi Regis provide a useful point of entry for an examination of these texts. Investigating the legend of the Seven Sleepers as oral tradition in the context of Piers Plowman and the Vita contributes to the overall scholarly understanding of the two literary texts
- Cataloging source
- MUU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schmidt, Claire
- Degree
- M.A.
- Dissertation year
- 2008.
- Granting institution
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- theses
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Foley, John Miles
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Oral tradition
- Literature, Medieval
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Sleeping toward Christianity : the form and function of the Legend of the seven sleepers in medieval British oral tradition, by Claire Schmidt, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file
- Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 12, 2008)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 248725729
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Form of item
- electronic
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)248725729
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Sleeping toward Christianity : the form and function of the Legend of the seven sleepers in medieval British oral tradition, by Claire Schmidt, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file
- Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 12, 2008)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 248725729
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Form of item
- electronic
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)248725729
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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