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An edition of the forty Old English homilies which make up the first of the two series of Catholic Homilies written by Aelfric of Eynsham c. 990.
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Malcolm Godden
Companion volume to SS 5 and SS 17, completing the set
A critical edition of two Old English versions of one of the most influential literary texts of the Middle Ages, Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy. Includes translation; a detailed editorial introduction…
Ideas about the whole sweep of Anglo-Saxon history and in particular the importance of combining skills from many disciplines are at the centre of this volume. The usual comprehensive bibliography…
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Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication which consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture and which promotes the more unusual interests. Articles in volume…
Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication which consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Articles in volume 36 include: The name ‘Merovingian’ and the…
Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication which consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Articles in volume 39 include: ‘Why is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle…
This updated edition introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England in a collection of seventeen essays. The Companion has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and…
Anglo-Saxon England was the first publication to consistently embrace all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Articles in volume 38 include: Understanding Numbers in MS London…
The forty-first volume of Anglo-Saxon England ranges from the seventh century to the eleventh, from Old English and Insular Latin literature to monetary history, ecclesiastical history, manuscript studies, sculpture, and…
The Old English History of the World, produced around the year 900, is an anonymous translation and adaptation of Paulus Orosius’s immensely popular Latin history known as the Seven Books…
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From Anglo-Saxon to Early Middle English brings together eleven essays on aspects of English language and literature from the eighth to the thirteenth century, written in honour of E. G…
The only publication embracing all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture.
Anglo-Saxon England consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture.
This volume throws light on the literacy of Anglo-Saxon England, from the writs which were used as the instruments of government from the eleventh century onwards, to the normative texts…
In 2002, a fragmentary homiliary containing exegetical homilies for the Sundays after Pentecost, came to light. The manuscript apparently dates from the mid-eleventh century, and this volume of Anglo-Saxon England…
The principal emphasis of this book is the relationship between England and its neighbours in the pre-Conquest period. It brings together fresh information of England’s place in the early medieval…
This volume illustrates some of the exciting new paths of enquiry which are currently being explored in many diverse fields of Anglo-Saxon studies, including archaeology, legal history, palaeography, Old English…
The vitality of Anglo-Saxon studies is reflected in the continuing acquisition of fresh knowledge and perspectives gained from the combination of disparate but complementary skills and disciplines. Evidence presented in…
That Alcuin addressed to the monks of Lindisfarne the question, ‘What has Ingeld to do with Christ?’, is a much repeated dogma in Old English studies; but in this book…
One of the most important primary sources for our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England is the charters and manuscripts which survive from the period before 1066. In the present book, two…
Our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon England depends wholly on the precise and detailed study of the texts that have come down to us from pre-Conquest times. The present book contains pioneering…
Material evidence brought to light in this book includes a niello disc from Limpsfield Grange (Surrey) and two fragments of a composite Old English homily discovered in Westminster Abbey. Many…
In the present volume, the two essays that frame the book provide exciting insight into the mental world of the Anglo-Saxons by showing how they understood the processes of reading…
This volume of Anglo-Saxon England provides fresh perspectives on familiar subjects, across all disciplines - whether literary, philological, legal, historical or palaeographical - in the field. Two Latin texts from…
This volume is framed by articles that throw interesting light on the achievement and reputation of the greatest of Anglo-Saxon kings - Alfred. It opens with a wide-ranging study of…
The editorial policy of Anglo-Saxon England has been to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the study of all aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture. This approach is pursued in exemplary fashion by…
This volume includes an important assessment of the correspondence of St Boniface, in which it is shown that the unusually formulaic nature of Boniface’s letters is best understood as a…
In this volume, one of the most important manuscripts surviving from pre-Conquest England receives penetrating analysis by several scholars. The ‘Junius Manuscript’ is evaluated from a number of intersecting perspectives…
New paths of enquiry in Anglo-Saxon studies.
Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, a 6th century meditation on fate, free will, and virtue, was translated from Latin to Old English around 900, bringing it to a vernacular audience for…
Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication embracing all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Articles include ‘Cult of King Alfred’ by Simon Keynes, ‘What use are…
Consistently embraces all the main aspects of the study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture.
A complete paperback set of Anglo-Saxon England, the only publication which consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Its international scholarly reputation is based…
Alfred’s life, work and influence studied through writings of his age.
