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The Intellectual Foundations of the English Benedictine Reform.

This book explores the intellectual foundations of the Benedictine reform in tenth-century England. It examines the importance of the vernacular at Bishop Æthelwold's influential Winchester school. Æthelwold's early career is also examined, showing the influence King Æthelstan's court...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gretsch, Mechthild
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Colección:Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England, 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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
  • 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