A Companion to Alfred the Great by Nicole G Discenza
Eleven major scholars of the Anglo-Saxon period consider Alfred the Great, his cultural milieu, and his achievements. With revised or revived views of the Alfredian revival, the contributors help set the agenda for future work on a most challenging period. The collection features the methods of history, art history, and literature in a newer key and with an interdisciplinary view on a period that offers less evidence than inference. Major themes linking the essays include authorship, translation practice and theory, patristic influence, Continental connections, and advances in textual criticism. The Alfredian moment has always surprised scholars because of its intellectual reach and its ambition. The contributors to this collection describe how we must now understand that ambition.
Nicole Guenther Discenza is Associate Professor of English at the University of South Florida. Her publications include The King’s English: Strategies of Translation in the Old English Boethius (2005) and a number of articles and book chapters.
Paul E. Szarmach is Emeritus Professor of English and Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University). His special area is Anglo-Saxon England with special reference to Latin backgrounds. He is a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.
Paul E. Szarmach is Emeritus Professor of English and Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University). His special area is Anglo-Saxon England with special reference to Latin backgrounds. He is a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789004274846 |
| ISBN 10 | 9004274847 |
| Title | A Companion to Alfred the Great |
| Author | Nicole G Discenza |
| Series | Brill's Companions To The Christian Tradition |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2014-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 484 |
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