ABSTRACT
In Gonzalo de Berceo and the Latin Miracles of the Virgin, Patricia Timmons and Robert Boenig present the first English translation of a twelfth-century Latin collection of miracles that Berceo, the first named poet in the Spanish language, used as a source for his thirteenth-century Spanish collection Milagros de Nuestra Señora. Using the MS Thott 128, close to the one Berceo must have used, Timmons and Boenig provide both translation and analysis, exploring the Latin Miracles, suggesting how it was used as a sacred text, and placing it within the history of Christians' evolving understanding of the Virgin's role in their lives. In addition, this volume explores Berceo's reaction to the Latin Miracles, demonstrating that he reacted creatively to his source texts as well as to changes in Church culture and governance that occurred between the composition of Latin Miracles and the thirteenth century, translating it across both language and culture. Accessible and useful to students and scholars of medieval and Spanish studies, this book includes the original Latin text, translations of the Latin Miracles, including analyses of 'Saint Peter and the Lustful Monk,' 'The Little Jewish Boy,' and 'The Jews of Toledo.'
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|26 pages
The Latin Miracles
chapter Chapter 1|8 pages
Gonzalo de Berceo's Milagros de Nuestra Señora and His Latin Sources
chapter Chapter 2|4 pages
The Latin Miracles and the History of the Virgin Mary
chapter Chapter 3|4 pages
The Latin Miracles and Spiritual Reading
chapter Chapter 4|8 pages
The Style and Artistry of the Latin Miracles
part 2|56 pages
The Latin Miracles: Translation
chapter Chapter 5|38 pages
The Latin Miracles: Translation
chapter Chapter 6|16 pages
Explanatory Notes
part 3|60 pages
Berceo's Milagros
chapter Chapter 7|12 pages
The Life and Times of Gonzalo de Berceo and His Audiences
chapter Chapter 8|6 pages
The Fornicating Sexton
chapter Chapter 9|4 pages
The Wedding and the Virgin
chapter Chapter 10|6 pages
The Jews of Toledo
chapter Chapter 11|18 pages
The Little Jewish Boy
chapter Chapter 12|12 pages
The Pregnant Abbess
part _4|34 pages
The Latin Miracles