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A companion to Ælfric /
This collection provides a new, authoritative and challenging study of the life and works of A+lfric of Eynsham, the most important vernacular religious writer in the history of Anglo-Saxon England.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Leiden, NL :
Brill,
2009.
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| Series: | Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ;
v. 18. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Introduction (Hugh Magennis and Mary Swan); Chapter One Ælfric Scholarship (Hugh Magennis); Chapter Two Ælfric: His Life and Works (Joyce Hill); Chapter Three Ælfric and the Limits of 'Benedictine Reform' (Christopher A. Jones); Chapter Four Ælfric, Language and Winchester (Mechthild Gretsch); Chapter Five Ælfric and the Alfredian Precedents (Malcolm R. Godden); Chapter Six Ælfric's Lay Patrons (Catherine Cubitt); Chapter Seven Ælfric as Pedagogue (Thomas N. Hall).
- Chapter Eight Catechetic Homiletics: Ælfric's Preaching and Teaching During Lent (Robert K. Upchurch)Chapter Nine Identity and Ideology in Ælfric's Prefaces (Mary Swan); Chapter Ten In Ælfric's Words: Conversion, Vigilance and the Nation in Ælfric's Life of Gregory the Great (Clare A. Lees); Chapter Eleven Ælfric's Schemes and Tropes: Amplifi catio and the Portrayal of Persecutors (Gabriella Corona); Chapter Twelve Boredom, Brevity and Last Things: Ælfric's Style and the P.