Waddell, Helen 1889-1965

Overview

Works:	267 works in 1,318 publications in 11 languages and 16,888 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc History Romance fiction Legends Songs and music Poetry Folklore Biographies Biographical fiction
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Lyricist, Other, Author of introduction, Compiler, Honoree

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Helen Waddell

Helen Waddell and Maude Clarke : Irishwomen, friends, and scholars : with Helen Waddell's Women in the drama before Shakespeare (1912-1919) and Maude Clarke's ʻhistoriographical notesʼ (c.1930) by Jennifer FitzGerald( )
Helen Waddell : a biography by Felicitas Corrigan( Book )
Helen Waddell reassessed : new readings by Jennifer FitzGerald( )
Helen Waddell's writings from Japan by Helen Waddell( Book )
Papers of Helen Waddell (MS18) : a calendar by Mary T Kelly( Book )

Helen Waddell : Presbyterian medievalist by Norman Vance( Book )
A catalogue of books including the lbirary of Miss Helen Waddell, removed from Primrose Hill Road, N.W., sold by order of the official solicitor ... ; books from a country house library ... and other properties ... : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Hodgson & Co. ... at their rooms, 115 Chancery Lane, W.C.2 on Thursday, March 24th, 1960 and following day by Hodgson and Co( Book )
by Walter De la Mare( )
Truth's martyr or love's martyr : Helen Waddell's Peter Abelard by Jennifer FitzGerald( )
Six choruses for male voices, op. 53 by Gustav Holst( )
A critical survey of Helen Waddell's medieval studies by Anne Elizabeth Friman( )

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Most widely held works by Helen Waddell

The wandering scholars by Helen Waddell( Book )

233 editions published between 1873 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 3,006 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A study of mediaeval Latin lyrics and their relation to learning

Mediæval Latin lyrics by Helen Waddell( Book )

180 editions published between 1929 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This selection traces the development of the medieval Latin lyric from its source in the first century A.D. to its full flowering in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The wandering scholars, or vagantes, who flourished in the later Middle Ages, left behind them a splendid harvest of poetry, including the most famous anthology of medieval lyric, the "Carmina Burana". These poems of love and wine, of life and death, were written not to be read, but to be sung; in her translation, which is set alongside the Latin, Helen Waddell succeeds in capturing the rhythmic vitality and youthful flavour of the original

Peter Abelard, a novel by Helen Waddell( Book )

139 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 2,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Abelard's theology and romantic relationship with Heloise are dealt with sympathetically in this scholarly work of fiction

The desert fathers; translations from the Latin with an introduction by Helen Waddell( Book )

70 editions published between 1936 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 950 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beasts and saints by Helen Waddell( Book )

32 editions published between 1934 and 2010 in English and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Stories of ... saints and beasts, from the end of the fourth to the end of the twelfth century ... translated ... from the original Latin."--Translator's note

The desert fathers : translations from the Latin with an introduction( Book )

6 editions published between 1936 and 1960 in English and held by 674 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

By the fourth century A.D., devout Christians--men and women alike--had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. The Desert Fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Selected and translated by Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers opens a window onto early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion

More Latin lyrics, from Virgil to Milton by Felicitas Corrigan( Book )

14 editions published between 1976 and 1980 in English and held by 606 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The general plan ... is to trace chronologically the Latin influence in Europe for some sixteen hundred years. Each poet's work is prefaced by an editorial note, followed by a passage from Helen Waddell's own published writings."--Jacket

Poetry in the Dark Ages by Helen Waddell( Book )

39 editions published between 1948 and 1977 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lyrics from the Chinese by Helen Waddell( Book )

59 editions published between 1913 and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Manon Lescaut and the chevalier des Grieux by Prévost( Book )

5 editions published between 1935 and 1938 in English and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The mark of the maker: a portrait of Helen Waddell by Monica Blackett( Book )

4 editions published between 1973 and 1974 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A book of medieval Latin for schools by Helen Waddell( Book )

42 editions published between 1913 and 1981 in 3 languages and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Shakespeare by George Saintsbury( Book )

11 editions published between 1934 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stories from Holy Writ by Helen Waddell( Book )

8 editions published between 1949 and 1975 in English and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retellings of fifteen Old and New Testament Bible stories originally written for publication in "Daybreak," a missionary magazine

The desert fathers : translations from the Latin by Helen Waddell( Book )

15 editions published between 1936 and 1998 in English and held by 258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Provides an introduction to the early history of Christianity in a translation of the stories, meditations, and sayings of the holy men and women who pioneered the contemplative Christian tradition

Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by Prévost( Book )

8 editions published between 1934 and 1987 in English and held by 203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Written by a monastic priest who reentered the world, Manon Lescaut is the story of a naive courtesan's tried and tested love for a young theologian who becomes a gambler, thief and murderer in order to protect her. The Abbe Prevost's spare, meticulous style traces the lovers' flights through shadowy inns, side streets, Parisian prisons - only to resolve their passion with tragic impact in a lonely Louisiana field outside a penal colony." -- book cover

Beasts and saints by Helen Waddell( Book )

8 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A French soldier speaks by Jacques( Book )

12 editions published between 1941 and 1942 in English and French and held by 149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Saul the king by Helen Waddell( Book )

8 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Plucking the rushes: an anthology of Chinese poetry in translations by David Holbrook( Book )

3 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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