Sid (Sidney Arthur James) Bradley (born 1936)http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-144742/ is an

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, author and specialist in

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

literature. In his best known publication, ''Anglo-Saxon Poetry'', Bradley has translated into modern English prose virtually the entire corpus of extant

Anglo-Saxon poetry Old English literature refers to poetry and prose written in Old English in early medieval England, from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066, a period often termed Anglo-Saxon England. The 7th-century work ''Cædmon ...

. Bradley studied Anglo-Saxon at

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, and subsequently taught it at

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then in the

University of York , mottoeng = On the threshold of wisdom , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £8.0 million , budget = £403.6 million , chancellor = Heather Melville , vice_chancellor = Charlie Jeffery , students ...

where he became a

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of English and Related Literature. From 1990 he was seconded to the Centre for Grundtvig Studies in the Theology Faculty of the

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, as a Research and Teaching Associate, during which period he published articles on N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) exploring the nature of Grundtvig's indebtedness to Anglo-Saxon literature and culture. He continues to write on this subject, most recently in ''Grundtvig-Studier 2016,'' in a collaborative discussion (with Professor K. E. Bugge) of Grundtvig's treatment of the topic of Christ's Descent into Hell. Bradley also served for some years as an editor of the annual journal ''Grundtvig-Studier'', and prepared a major work on biographical texts relating to Grundtvig. His publications have also touched on

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, Danish

ballads A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

, English

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and literature in the English post-

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period,

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, 17th-century

and

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tracts, and

18th-century bawdy songs. Since retirement he has served as Chairman of the Trustees of the Friends of St Gregory's Minster in Kirkdale, North Yorkshire, promoting the preservation and interests of this distinguished Anglo-Saxon church. He is currently a member of the editorial committee of the twice-yearly magazine of the Confederation of Scandinavian Societies, for which journal he also writes.

Publications

S. A. J. Bradley's publications include: *''Anglo-Saxon Poetry. An anthology of Old English poems in prose translation'' (editor, translator). London 1982 (and reprints). *''The Danish Version of Mandeville's Travels in 16th-century Epitome (editor, translator).'' Lampeter 1998. *''N.F.S.Grundtvig's Transcriptions of The Exeter Book: An Analysis''. Copenhagen 1998. *''Grundtvig in International Context: Studies in the Creativity of Interaction'' by

A. M. Allchin Arthur Macdonald "Donald" Allchin (20 April 1930 – 23 December 2010), published as A. M. Allchin, was a British Anglican priest and theologian. He was librarian of Pusey House, Oxford, from 1960 to 1969, a residentiary canon of Canterbury ...

(editor), S. A. J. Bradley (editor), N. A. Hjelm (editor), J. H. Schjørring (editor). Aarhus 2000. *''N. F. S. Grundtvig. A Life Recalled. An Anthology of Biographical Source-Texts (editor, translator).'' Aarhus 2008 *Numerous articles especially on Grundtvig and Anglo-Saxon culture in the annual journal ''Grundtvig-Studier''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Sid British literary historians Humanities academics British literary critics Literary critics of English Academics of the University of York Academics of King's College London Alumni of University College, Oxford Living people Anglo-Saxon studies scholars Translators from Old English 1936 births