Thomas D Hill
Biographic Data
| ID | 3852991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas D Hill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas D |
| FAMILY NAME | Hill |
| SIGNATURE | HILL T D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3402-5313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Old Testament in Medieval Icelandic Texts: Translation, Exegesis and Storytelling
Raising the Roof in Cædmon's Hymn
Next to Beowulf, Cædmon's Hymn is probably the most famous poem in Old English, and the fact that Bede admired it heightens its intrinsic interest. The poem, brief as it is, consists of two parts. The first four lines praise God as the originator of all miracles, and the next five relate his creation of heaven and earth: Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard, metudæs maecti, end his modgidanc, uerc uuldurfadur— sue he uundra gihuaes, eci dryctin, or…
The (Pregnant) Mouse Freed from the Gallows: A Ballad Parallel for the Conclusion of Manawydan fab Llŷr
In the concluding episode of the Third Branch of the Mabinogi, the Welsh nobleman Manawydan takes the (pregnant) mouse that he has captured to the magically significant site Gorsedd Arberth and prepares to hang her for theft, according to the law. As he prepares the gallows, various figures attempt to intervene until finally a ‘bishop’ redeems his transformed wife by disenchanting the land, freeing Manawydan’s companions, and swearing not to take…
“Thomas Rhymer (A)” and the Tradition of Early Modern Feminist Theology
One sometimes has the experience of knowing two apparently unrelated bits of information—sometimes for years—until suddenly it occurs to one that they are in fact related and indeed illuminate each other in quite startling ways. I have had the good fortune to teach some of the Scots ballads for the last decade or so and have taught “Thomas Rhymer (A)” and ‘Tam Lin (A)” as exemplars of Scots Other World balladry. It is a truism (and the first piec…
The Passio Andreae and The Dream of the Rood
For nearly a century now, scholars have raised the question of the influence of the apocryphal Passio Andreae on The Dream of the Rood , but this suggestion has been discussed in terms of broad similarities. One striking specific parallel concerns the history of the Cross. In the accounts of the passion of Jesus in the gospels, Jesus is forced to bear the Cross from Jerusalem to Golgotha. In The Dream of the Rood , however, Jesus goes willingly t…
The Middle English “Judas” Ballad and the Price of Jesus: Ballad Tradition and the Legendary History of the Cross
Additional informationNotes on contributorsThomas D. HillThomas D. Hill is Professor at the Department of English, Cornell University, USA
Beowulf and the Critics . J. R. R. Tolkien , Michael D. C. Drout
Stet Verbum Regis: Why Henryson's Husbandman Is Not a King
The first half of Henryson's Fable “The Fox, The Wolf and the Husbandman” concerns the problem of intentions and promises—whether a man can be held accountable for something he said without “really
The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great: A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser . Alfred P. Smyth
The Unchanging Hero: A Stoic Maxim in The Wanderer and Its Contexts
The Unchanging Hero:A Stoic Maxim in The Wanderer and Its Contexts Thomas D. Hill It is a paroemiological commonplace (a proverb scholar's proverb) that proverbs and sentences are often difficult and sometimes very enigmatic indeed. Even native speakers may find it hard to provide an adequate gloss for a current proverbial expression, and on occasions they may find a proverb wholly enigmatic. It is with appropriate hesitation, then, that I would …
The Old English Life of St Nicholas with the Old English Life of St Giles . E. M. Treharne
Leger weardiao”: The Wife's Lament 34b
Judith . Mark Griffith
The Origins of "Beowulf" and the Pre-Viking Kingdom of East Anglia. Sam Newton
Saint and Hero: "Andreas" and Medieval Doctrine. Robert Boenig
The anchor of hope and the sea of this world: Christ II , 850–66
The Gardener's Labyrinth
Gardener's Labyrinth was the first popular gardening book to appear in the English language in 1577. Hill broke away from the pattern of formal, purely descriptive studies and pioneered a genre that has remained firmly in the best-seller lists ever since - a practical gardening handbook. Thomas Hill blends advice with superstition, representing the essence of the Elizabethan age, when new ideas were challenging the old world of magic and mystery.…
Saturn's Time Riddle: An Insular Latin Analogue for Solomon and Saturn Ii Lines 282–291
SATURN'S TIME RIDDLE: AN INSULAR LATIN ANALOGUE FOR SOLOMON AND SATURN II lines 282–291 Get access THOMAS D. HILL THOMAS D. HILL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Review of English Studies, Volume XXXIX, Issue 154, May 1988, Pages 273–276, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/XXXIX.154.273 Published: 01 May 1988
The Myth of the Ark-Born Son of Noe and the West-Saxon Royal Genealogical Tables
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"Androgyny and Conversion in the Middle English Lyric, "In the Vaile of Restles Mynd
Rígsþula: Some Medieval Christian Analogues
Mary, the Rose‐Bush’ and the leaps of Christ
Reason and the Lover . John V. Fleming
Satan's injured innocence in Genesis B , 360–2; 390–2: A Gregorian source
(1984). Satan's injured innocence in Genesis B, 360–2; 390–2: A Gregorian source. English Studies: Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 289-290
Invocation of the Trinity and the Tradition of the Lorica in Old English Poetry
The æecerbot charm and its Christian user
The Old English æcerbot charm, whichs is preserved in London, British Library, Cotton Caligula A. vii, in a hand of the first half of the eleventh century, has always attracted a good deal of attention, since it is one of the few surviving texts which unquestionably reflect the influence of Anglo-Saxon paganism – pagan religion, not merely pagan magic, if one can make the distinction. Our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon paganism is so limited, particula…
Stet Verbum Regis: Why Henryson's Husbandman Is Not a King
The first half of Henryson's Fable “The Fox, The Wolf and the Husbandman” concerns the problem of intentions and promises—whether a man can be held accountable for something he said without “really
The Unchanging Hero: A Stoic Maxim in The Wanderer and Its Contexts
The Unchanging Hero:A Stoic Maxim in The Wanderer and Its Contexts Thomas D. Hill It is a paroemiological commonplace (a proverb scholar's proverb) that proverbs and sentences are often difficult and sometimes very enigmatic indeed. Even native speakers may find it hard to provide an adequate gloss for a current proverbial expression, and on occasions they may find a proverb wholly enigmatic. It is with appropriate hesitation, then, that I would …
The anchor of hope and the sea of this world: Christ II , 850–66
The Gardener's Labyrinth
Gardener's Labyrinth was the first popular gardening book to appear in the English language in 1577. Hill broke away from the pattern of formal, purely descriptive studies and pioneered a genre that has remained firmly in the best-seller lists ever since - a practical gardening handbook. Thomas Hill blends advice with superstition, representing the essence of the Elizabethan age, when new ideas were challenging the old world of magic and mystery.…
Saturn's Time Riddle: An Insular Latin Analogue for Solomon and Saturn Ii Lines 282–291
SATURN'S TIME RIDDLE: AN INSULAR LATIN ANALOGUE FOR SOLOMON AND SATURN II lines 282–291 Get access THOMAS D. HILL THOMAS D. HILL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Review of English Studies, Volume XXXIX, Issue 154, May 1988, Pages 273–276, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/XXXIX.154.273 Published: 01 May 1988
Raguel and Ragnel: Notes on the Literary Genealogy of a Devil
IN THE MIDDLE ENGLISH POEM Patience, Jonas is described as sleeping in the hold of his stormtossed ship while the sailors and his fellow passengers desperately try so save the ship by bailing, throwing overboard their luggage, and praying to the god of their choice. Eventually the wisest among them, close to despair, suggests that they cast lots to see if one among them has greued his god (171). 1At this point one of the sailors undertakes to loo…
Dante's Palm: Purgatorio XXII: 130-135
The Legend of Jonah . R. H. Bowers
Raguel and Ragnel: Notes on the Literary Genealogy of a Devil
IN THE MIDDLE ENGLISH POEM Patience, Jonas is described as sleeping in the hold of his stormtossed ship while the sailors and his fellow passengers desperately try so save the ship by bailing, throwing overboard their luggage, and praying to the god of their choice. Eventually the wisest among them, close to despair, suggests that they cast lots to see if one among them has greued his god (171). 1At this point one of the sailors undertakes to loo…
The æecerbot charm and its Christian user
The Old English æcerbot charm, whichs is preserved in London, British Library, Cotton Caligula A. vii, in a hand of the first half of the eleventh century, has always attracted a good deal of attention, since it is one of the few surviving texts which unquestionably reflect the influence of Anglo-Saxon paganism – pagan religion, not merely pagan magic, if one can make the distinction. Our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon paganism is so limited, particula…
Poems of Wisdom and Learning in Old English . T. A. Shippey
Word-Hoard: An Introduction to Old English Vocabulary . Stephen A. Barney , Ellen Wertheimer , David Stevens
Invocation of the Trinity and the Tradition of the Lorica in Old English Poetry
Satan's injured innocence in Genesis B , 360–2; 390–2: A Gregorian source
(1984). Satan's injured innocence in Genesis B, 360–2; 390–2: A Gregorian source. English Studies: Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 289-290
Reason and the Lover . John V. Fleming
"Androgyny and Conversion in the Middle English Lyric, "In the Vaile of Restles Mynd
Rígsþula: Some Medieval Christian Analogues
Mary, the Rose‐Bush’ and the leaps of Christ
The Myth of the Ark-Born Son of Noe and the West-Saxon Royal Genealogical Tables
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Saturn's Time Riddle: An Insular Latin Analogue for Solomon and Saturn Ii Lines 282–291
SATURN'S TIME RIDDLE: AN INSULAR LATIN ANALOGUE FOR SOLOMON AND SATURN II lines 282–291 Get access THOMAS D. HILL THOMAS D. HILL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Review of English Studies, Volume XXXIX, Issue 154, May 1988, Pages 273–276, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/XXXIX.154.273 Published: 01 May 1988
The Gardener's Labyrinth
Gardener's Labyrinth was the first popular gardening book to appear in the English language in 1577. Hill broke away from the pattern of formal, purely descriptive studies and pioneered a genre that has remained firmly in the best-seller lists ever since - a practical gardening handbook. Thomas Hill blends advice with superstition, representing the essence of the Elizabethan age, when new ideas were challenging the old world of magic and mystery.…
Saint and Hero: "Andreas" and Medieval Doctrine. Robert Boenig
The anchor of hope and the sea of this world: Christ II , 850–66
The Origins of "Beowulf" and the Pre-Viking Kingdom of East Anglia. Sam Newton
Judith . Mark Griffith
The Old English Life of St Nicholas with the Old English Life of St Giles . E. M. Treharne
Leger weardiao”: The Wife's Lament 34b
The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great: A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser . Alfred P. Smyth
The Unchanging Hero: A Stoic Maxim in The Wanderer and Its Contexts
The Unchanging Hero:A Stoic Maxim in The Wanderer and Its Contexts Thomas D. Hill It is a paroemiological commonplace (a proverb scholar's proverb) that proverbs and sentences are often difficult and sometimes very enigmatic indeed. Even native speakers may find it hard to provide an adequate gloss for a current proverbial expression, and on occasions they may find a proverb wholly enigmatic. It is with appropriate hesitation, then, that I would …
Beowulf and the Critics . J. R. R. Tolkien , Michael D. C. Drout
Stet Verbum Regis: Why Henryson's Husbandman Is Not a King
The first half of Henryson's Fable “The Fox, The Wolf and the Husbandman” concerns the problem of intentions and promises—whether a man can be held accountable for something he said without “really
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