UID:
almafu_9959230373802883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 471 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-107-11386-5
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0-511-00670-5
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1-280-16172-8
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0-511-11663-2
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0-511-14946-8
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0-511-30967-8
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0-511-48329-5
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0-511-05392-4
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 25
Content:
This book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by Æthelwold, Bishop of Winchester (963-84), of the most influential school in late Anglo-Saxon England. The vital early stages of Æthelwold's scholarly career are explored for the first time, particularly his formative years in King Æthelstan's entourage and his period of study at Glastonbury. Light is shed on the contribution which Æthelstan's cosmopolitan court made to intellectual and spiritual life. Based on a wide range of evidence Dr Gretsch assigns to Æthelwold two influential texts: an interlinear translation of the psalter and a vast corpus of Old English glosses to Aldhelm's prose De virginitate. These glosses are shown to have played a pivotal role in the development of the vernacular as a medium for scholarly discourse.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Psalters and psalter glosses in Anglo-Saxon England; 3 The vocabulary of the Royal Psalter; 4 The Royal Psalter and the Rule: lexical and stylistic links; 5 The Aldhelm glosses; 6 Word usage in the Royal Psalter, the Rule and the Aldhelm glosses; 7 Æthelwold and the Old English Rule; 8 Æthelwold and the Royal Psalter; 9 Æthelwold and the Aldhelm glosses; 10 French and German loan influence; 11 Conclusion; Appendix I Aethelwold's life and career; Appendix II The Royal Psalter at Canterbury
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Appendix III The Gernrode fragments of an Old Saxon psalm commentaryBibliography; Index of Old English words; Index of Latin words glossed in Old English or translated; General index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-03052-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-58155-9
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511483295
