Waddell, Helen 1889-1965

The wandering scholars by Helen Waddell ( Book )
153 editions published between 1900 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A study of mediaeval Latin lyrics and their relation to learning

Mediæval Latin lyrics by Helen Waddell ( Book )
129 editions published between 1929 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 2,281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Writing excitedly to her sister Meg in 1929, Helen Waddell quotes an early review of Mediaeval Latin Lyrics: 'Miss Waddell has kept her promise well: she promised a volume of translations from those fascinating "vagantes". Some indeed are among the loveliest in any literature; and Miss Waddell has not dulled their brightness. She has come to them not merely with scholarship and literary tact, but with a soul attuned to the thought and feeling and the very idiom of another day. She has the most important of the translator's qualifications - a perfect empathy with her material.'" "Through the marvellous empathy this reviewer unerringly describes, she unlocked some of the secrets and literary achievements of the Middle Ages for the scholar and the general reader alike. The vagantes, to whom the reviewer refers, are also the subject of her earlier book, The Wandering Scholars (1927) which similarly won golden opinions. These two books and her novel Peter Abelard (1933) made her the most famous medievalist of her generation." "And this was no passion fashion. Helen Waddell's books, particularly this one, have informed and inspired generations of medievalists. Mediaeval Latin Lyrics is an authoritative and delightful guide to a period of European civilization and literature, when Latin was still a vibrant means of communication throughout the western world."--BOOK JACKET

Peter Abelard, a novel by Helen Waddell ( Book )
87 editions published between 1933 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,041 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Heloise and Abelard. It is dominated by the compelling passion of the lovers and by the wise understanding of the gross, tender old Canon of Notre Dame, Gilles de Vannes

The desert fathers; translations from the Latin with an introduction by Helen Waddell ( Book )
57 editions published between 1936 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,016 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

Beasts and saints by Helen Waddell ( Book )
38 editions published between 1934 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 875 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 by Rufinus ( Book )
16 editions published between 1936 and 1962 in English and held by 716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

More Latin lyrics, from Virgil to Milton by Felicitas Corrigan ( Book )
12 editions published between 1976 and 1980 in English and held by 635 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 )
21 editions published between 1948 and 1977 in English and held by 551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lyrics from the Chinese by Helen Waddell ( Book )
49 editions published between 1913 and 1987 in 3 languages and held by 494 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 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide