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The politics of language : Byrhtferth, Ælfric, and the multilingual identity of the Benedictine reform Cover Image

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The politics of language : Byrhtferth, Ælfric, and the multilingual identity of the Benedictine reform

Stephenson, Rebecca 1975- (author.).

Summary: Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Ælfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style.

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ISBN: 1442650583
ISBN: 9781442650589
ISBN: 1442624159
ISBN: 9781442624153
Physical Description: 1 online resource (215 pages)
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Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : the literary context of the monastic reform -- Pedagogy of the Enchiridion : layout and languages -- Scapegoating the secular clergy : the hermeneutic style as a form of monastic self-definition -- The politics of English : computus, translation, and monastic self-definition -- The politics of Ælfric's prefaces -- Unravelling the hermeneutic style : Ælfric's latin epitomes and English translations.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.