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I.1 - Patrick, Confession

from Fifth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

Edited with Introduction and Notes by
Carolinne White
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Catherine Conybeare
Affiliation:
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
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In this excerpt from St. Patrick’s Confession, the author writes in the first person, telling of his early years in Britain and his coming to Ireland. The work is of linguistic interest as being influenced by Biblical Latin but with possible influence from the spoken Latin of the fifth century.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Patrick, Confession
  • Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carolinne White, University of Oxford
  • Preface by Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin
  • Online publication: 11 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316890691.004
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  • Patrick, Confession
  • Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carolinne White, University of Oxford
  • Preface by Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin
  • Online publication: 11 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316890691.004
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  • Patrick, Confession
  • Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carolinne White, University of Oxford
  • Preface by Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin
  • Online publication: 11 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316890691.004
Available formats
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