> From: "Dr S. Oosterwijk" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date sent: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:52:59 +0100 (BST)
> Subject: Re: hugh of lincoln, martyr
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> > I've never come across the martyred child Hugh. Are you perhaps getting
> > him mixed up with William of Norwich?
> > Don Mowbray
> > University of Bristol.
>
> No, there really are (or were) two St Hughs of Lincoln, the younger
> one being the little martyr referred to. There is a ballad about
> little St Hugh which is discussed by Lotte Burchardt Graeffe in her
> unpublished PhD thesis 'The Child in Medieval English Literature from
> 1200 to 1400' (Univ. of Florida 1965 - available on microfilm through
> the British Library). Chaucer's little clerk in the Prioress's Tale
> was probably also based on the story of little St Hugh.
>
> There is also an article by David Stocker on 'The Shrine of Little St
> Hugh' in T A Heslop and V A Sekules, 'Medieval Art and Architecture
> at Lincoln Cathedral' (BAA Conference Transactions 8, for 1982)
> London 1986, 109-17.
>
> This should be a start, at least. I am myself also quite interested in
> child martyrs like little St Hugh or William of Norwich (and in
> medieval children in general) as I am doing a PhD on children in
> medieval art, so would everyone please mail any further suggestions
> on this topic to the list?
> Thank you!
>
> Sophie Oosterwijk
> Dept of the History of Art
> University of Leicester
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Dear Sophie,
Refences re child saints include:
P. Allin. T.J.H.S.E.Vol 27 1967 pp32-40
M.D Anderson. A.Saint at Stake London 1964
The chronicles of Jocelin of Broketon. N.Y. 1949
G.I.Langmuir Towards a Definition of Antisemitism harvard 1990
J.Jacobs Jewish Ideals and other Essays N.Y 1896
J.Q.R.(o.s.)9 pp.748-755
Thomas Of Monmouth The Life and Miracles of St William Of Norwich.
ed.A.Jessop and M.R. James.London 1896
Hope these are of some help!
Michael Reay,
University of Edinburgh
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