Aelfric's Lives of the Virgin Spouses with Modern English Parallel-Text Translations Book

Acknowledgements     ix
List of Abbreviations     xi
Introduction     1
The Latin Legends of the Virgin Spouses     3
Treatments of the Latin Legends by Anglo-Saxon Authors other than Aelfric     9
Aelfric's Treatment of the Latin Legends in the Lives of Saints     19
The Language of the Old English Texts     26
Aelfric's Latin Sources     29
Notes to the Introduction     32
Select Bibliography     48
Old English Texts and Translations
Editorial Procedure     52
Julian and Basilissa     54
Cecilia and Valerian     72
Chrysanthus and Daria     86
Commentary     100
Latin Texts and Translations
Editorial Procedure     110
Julian and Basilissa     114
Cecilia and Valerian     172
Chrysanthus and Daria     218
Commentary     250
Glossary     261