Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great

Name: Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great
Brand: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
SKU: 9780333699171
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A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser

Szerző: Alfred P. Smyth

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Kötés: Kemény kötésű

Kiadó: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

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Very few King's earn the appellation "Great". Alfred is the only English King honoured with this nam...

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Szerző

Alfred P. Smyth

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Kemény kötésű

Kiadva

2001

oldal

280

EAN

9780333699171

ISBN

0333699173

Enbook ID

04597858

Kiadó

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Súly

697

Méretek

155 x 235 x 24

Teljes leírás

Very few King's earn the appellation "Great". Alfred is the only English King honoured with this name and is credited with various successes (the foundation of a navy, English education system and religious revival). His memory looms large in the English imagination. The medieval "Life" of King Alfred of Wessex purports to be written by Asser, a monk in the King's service. This account of one of England's best loved and most famous kings has been accepted as offering evidence on most aspects of life in early medieval England and beyond. It was used in Victorian times to create a "Cult" of Alfred. Alfred Smyth offers a carefully annotated translation of the "Life" together with a long commentary. He argues that the Life is a forgery which has profound implications not only for our understanding of the early English and medieval past but also for the nature of biography and history. This close scholarly rendering of the text allows the reader access to the intricacies of medieval history.

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Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great

A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser

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