| A Companion to Alfred the Great Contributor(s): Discenza, Szarmach |
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ISBN: 9004274847 ISBN-13: 9789004274846 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $241.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 942.016 |
| Series: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.24" W x 9.58" (1.96 lbs) 484 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eleven major scholars of the Anglo-Saxon period consider Alfred the Great, his cultural milieu, and his achievements. With revised or revived views of the Alfredian revival, the contributors help set the agenda for future work on a most challenging period. The collection features the methods of history, art history, and literature in a newer key and with an interdisciplinary view on a period that offers less evidence than inference. Major themes linking the essays include authorship, translation practice and theory, patristic influence, Continental connections, and advances in textual criticism. The Alfredian moment has always surprised scholars because of its intellectual reach and its ambition. The contributors to this collection describe how we must now understand that ambition. |