Copyright
Jan M. Ziolkowski;Published On
2022-07-25ISBN
Paperback978-1-80064-368-0
Hardback978-1-80064-369-7
PDF978-1-80064-370-3
HTML978-1-80064-669-8
XML978-1-80064-373-4
EPUB978-1-80064-371-0
AZW3978-1-80064-372-7
Language
- English
Print Length
468 pages (xiv+452)Dimensions
Paperback178 x 32 x 254 mm(7.01" x 1.26" x 10")
Hardback178 x 36 x 254 mm(7.01" x 1.42" x 10")
Weight
Paperback1086g (38.31oz)
Hardback1310g (46.21oz)
Media
Illustrations55
BIC
- ACK
- JFHF
- D
BISAC
- LIT022000
- LIT011000
- LIT025040
Keywords
- Our Lady’s Tumbler
- French poem
- medieval dance
- medieval folklore
- medieval iconography
Powered by Thoth.Reading the Juggler of Notre Dame
Medieval Miracles and Modern Remakings
In this two-part anthology, Jan M. Ziolkowski builds on themes uncovered in his earlier The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity. Here he focuses particularly on the performing arts.
Part one contextualises Our Lady’s Tumbler, a French poem of the late 1230s, by comparing it with episodes in the Bible and miracles in a wide variety of medieval European sources. It relates this material to analogues and folklore across the ages from, among others, Persian, Jewish and Hungarian cultures. Part two scrutinizes the reception and impact of the poem with reference to modern European and American literature, including works by the Nobel prize-winner Anatole France, professor-poet Katharine Lee Bates, philosopher-historian Henry Adams and poet W.H. Auden.
This innovative collection of sources introduces readers to many previously untranslated texts, and invites them to explore the journey of Our Lady’s Tumbler across both sides of the Atlantic.
Reading the Juggler of Notre Dame: Medieval Miracles and Modern Remakings will benefit scholars and students alike. The short introductions and numerous annotations shed light on unusual beliefs and practices of the past, making the readings accessible to anyone with an interest in the arts and an openness to the Middle Ages.
Endorsements
*After publishing his 6-volume 'The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity' —each volume of which feels like a gift—Jan Ziolkowski has more to share on this topic. This seventh gift offers the source texts in translation that informed his magnum opus. Gathered in one place, they appear in a usable form, ready to be plucked by students and scholars. Besides being of value in relation to the six already-published volumes, this volume will be of particular value to those interested in medieval dance, folklore, and iconography. Students will be able to mine these sources for essays about the instability of gender; the fluid boundaries between knights, clerics, and peasants; about archetypes in transcultural and transhistorical literature; about the give and take between literature and folklore. The translations are heavily and satisfyingly annotated and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the annotations/footnotes themselves offer a history of medieval thought. *
Prof. Kathryn Rudy
University of St Andrews
Additional Resources
[document]Table of Contents(CC BY-NC-ND)
Contents
2. The Bible and Apocrypha
(pp. 33–38)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.02
3. The Life of the Fathers
(pp. 39–48)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.03
4. The Pious Sweat of Monks
(pp. 49–68)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.04
5. The Jongleur and the Black Virgin of Rocamadour
(pp. 69–86)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.05
6. The Jongleurs and the Holy Candle of Arras
(pp. 87–126)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.06
7. The Fiddler and the Holy Face of Lucca
(pp. 127–138)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.07
8. The Fiddler and the Bearded Lady
(pp. 139–146)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.08
10. The Roman Report of “The Old Mime-Player”
(pp. 157–158)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.10
11. The Persian Tale of “The Old Harper”
(pp. 159–176)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.11
12. The Hasidic Tale of “The Little Whistle”
(pp. 177–180)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.12
13. The Western Reality of Religious Performers
(pp. 181–188)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.13
14. The Hungarian Tale of “The Fool”
(pp. 189–194)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.14
15. Henri Pourrat, “Péquelé”
(pp. 195–202)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.15
1. The Romance Philologists
(pp. 211–218)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.17
2. The Medievalizer Félix Brun
(pp. 219–224)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.18
3. The Poetaster Raymond de Borrelli
(pp. 225–232)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.19
4. The Writer Anatole France
(pp. 233–242)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.20
5. The Composer Jules Massenet
(pp. 243–274)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.21
6. The Professor-Poet Katharine Lee Bates
(pp. 275–278)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.22
7. The Philosopher-Historian Henry Adams
(pp. 279–286)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.23
8. The Poet Edwin Markham
(pp. 287–298)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.24
9. The Children’s Book Writer Violet Moore Higgins
(pp. 299–308)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.25
10. The Radio Narrator John Booth Nesbitt
(pp. 309–316)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.26
11. The Mid to Late Twentieth-Century Poets
(pp. 317–332)- Jan M. Ziolkowski
https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0284.27
Contributors
Jan M. Ziolkowski
(author)Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin at Harvard University