| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 466 pages) |
| Series |
Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 18 |
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Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 18.
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| 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) |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
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| SUBJECT |
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham fast |
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Aelfric 955-1022 gnd |
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Christian literature, English (Old) -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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Christian literature, English (Old)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Magennis, Hugh
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Swan, Mary
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| ISBN |
9789004176812 |
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9004176810 |
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9789047430254 |
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9047430255 |
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