| The Intellectual Foundations of the English Benedictine Reform Contributor(s): Gretsch, Mechthild (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521030528 ISBN-13: 9780521030526 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: This book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in late-tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by AEthelwold, Bishop of Winchester, of his influential school. The early stages of AEthelwold's scholarly career are explored and new light is shed on the role which King AEthelstan's cosmopolitan court played. Two widely influential Old English texts are definitively attributed to AEthelwold and his circle, which attest to the importance that the reformers attached to the vernacular. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 429 |
| Lexile Measure: 1780 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 484 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in late-tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by thelwold, Bishop of Winchester, of his influential school. The early stages of thelwold's scholarly career are explored and new light is shed on the role which King thelstan's cosmopolitan court played. Two widely influential Old English texts are definitively attributed to thelwold and his circle, which attest to the importance that the reformers attached to the vernacular. |