Memorials of Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury by William Stubbs

Memorials of Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury by William Stubbs

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Canonised on his death in 988, Dunstan soon became and remained for more than a century England's most popular saint. Originally published in 1874, this work gathers together the Latin lives, letters and other fragments that relate to this most prominent and influential figure in the tenth-century Anglo-Saxon church.

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Memorials of Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury by William Stubbs

Dunstan was a prominent ecclesiastical figure in tenth-century England and following his death and canonisation in 988 the country's most popular saint for over a century; his fame was eventually eclipsed only by that of Thomas Becket. In life a close friend of King Edgar, he was influential as the king's advisor and became archbishop of Canterbury in 959. Published in 1874 as part of the Rolls Series, this work gathers together the lives, letters and other fragments of historical interest that were written to or about Dunstan. As editor, William Stubbs (1825 1901) provides English side-notes to the Latin text as well as a characteristically extensive introduction, which includes a detailed account of English monastic reform. On the subject of Dunstan, he highlights points of particular interest, ranging from questions of chronology to matters of misrepresentation and the mystery identity of biographer 'B'.
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ISBN 13 9781108049191
ISBN 10 1108049192
Title Memorials of Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Author William Stubbs
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2012-11-15
Number of pages 654
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