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The intellectual foundations of the English Benedictine reform /

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 Æthelwol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gretsch, Mechthild
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : 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