UID:
almafu_9960118822802883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 232 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78744-086-9
Content:
In the past William of Malmesbury (1090-1143) has been seen as first and foremost a historian of England, and little else. This volume reveals not only William's real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth and depth of his learning across a number of other fields. Areas that receive particular attention are William's historical writings, his historical vision and interpretation of England's past; William and kingship; William's language; William's medical knowledge; the influence of Bede and other ancient writers on William's historiography; William and chronology; William, Anselm of Canterbury and reform of the English Church; William and the Latin Classics; William and the Jews; and William as hagiographer. Overall, the volume offers a broad coverage of William's learning, wide-ranging interests and significance as revealed in his writings. Rodney M. Thomson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Tasmania; Emily Dolmans is a lecturer in English Literature at Jesus College and Oriel College, University of Oxford; Emily A. Winkler is the John Cowdrey Junior Research Fellow in Medieval History at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval History. Contributors: Anne E. Bailey, Emily Dolmans, Daniel Gerrard, John Gillingham, Kati Ihnat, Ryan Kemp, William Kynan-Wilson, Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Stanislav Mereminskiy, Samu Niskanen, Joanna Phillips, Alheydis Plassmann, Sigbjørn Sønnesy, Rodney M. Thomson, Emily Joan Ward, Emily A. Winkler, Michael Winterbottom.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Aug 2018).
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface and Acknowledgements --
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Abbreviations --
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1 Discovering William of Malmesbury: The Man and his Works --
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2 Gesta Pontificum Anglorum: History or Hagiography? --
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3 William of Malmesbury and Civic Virtue --
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4 The Ironies of History: William of Malmesbury’s Views of William II and Henry I --
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5 William of Malmesbury and the Jews --
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6 Advising the King: Kingship, Bishops and Saints in the Works of William of Malmesbury --
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7 Roman Identity in William of Malmesbury’s Historical Writings --
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8 William of Malmesbury and the Chronological Controversy --
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9 William of Malmesbury and Durham: The Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Early Twelfth-Century England --
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10 William of Malmesbury as Librarian: The Evidence of his Autographs --
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11 William of Malmesbury: Medical Historian of the Crusades --
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12 German Emperors as Exemplary Rulers in William of Malmesbury and Otto of Freising --
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13 Lector amice: Reading as Friendship in William of Malmesbury --
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14 William of Malmesbury’s Historical Vision --
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15 Verax historicus Beda: William of Malmesbury, Bede and historia --
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16 William of Malmesbury and the Britons --
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17 Words, Words, Words . . . --
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Epilogue: The Rediscovery of William of Malmesbury --
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Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78327-136-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781787440869
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781787440869/type/BOOK
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